La Bamba: Ritchie's Death is Announced (HD Scene)

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  • Опубліковано 18 вер 2022
  • Ritchie's (Lou Diamond Phillips) tragic death is announced over the airways.
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    The life of rock & roll legend Richie Valens bursts across the screen in this celebrated, music-filled movie with star-making performances by Lou Diamond Phillips as Richie and Esai Morales as his half-brother, Bob. LA BAMBA depicts the 17-year-old Mexican-American's rocket rise to fame, from field laborer to rock star with a string of hit singles and a date with destiny. Fueled by Valens' hit songs performed by the Grammy®-winning Los Lobos as well as classic '50s tunes, LA BAMBA recreates the thrilling early days of rock and pays homage to the enduring legacy of a remarkable talent whose music crossed all borders.
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  • @A_Final_Hit
    @A_Final_Hit Рік тому +3136

    Thirty five years later and this scene still hits so hard. 😭

    • @davidsettles9444
      @davidsettles9444 Рік тому +22

      @ Jason M. It happened 64 years ago, this coming Feb. 2023…not 35.

    • @A_Final_Hit
      @A_Final_Hit Рік тому +47

      @@davidsettles9444 The movie was released 63 years ago?
      🤦🏻‍♂️

    • @davidsettles9444
      @davidsettles9444 Рік тому +17

      @@A_Final_Hit My bad… I thought you were talking about the accident.

    • @corduerorose9747
      @corduerorose9747 Рік тому +13

      Mr diamond Phillips big break 35 years in the spotlight

    • @stephanyhdz92
      @stephanyhdz92 Рік тому +6

      ​@@corduerorose9747he was in young gun's in '88 was cool there too but not sure which was his first movie I just remembered I liked him as a actor when I was a child growing up watching him in these movies. He definitely was big in this

  • @bartolomeestebanmurillo4459
    @bartolomeestebanmurillo4459 Рік тому +4447

    Bob outlived Ritchie by nearly 60 years, he passed away 4 years ago. May they all RIP.

    • @marciapawlowski9886
      @marciapawlowski9886 Рік тому +166

      Very sorry to hear this, I didn't know, Richie was one of a kind but Bob lived thru hell I'm sure. Had a good friend who was a cousin.

    • @klevatino4525
      @klevatino4525 Рік тому +23

      ❤ 🙏🏻

    • @AlexGarcia-eo5us
      @AlexGarcia-eo5us Рік тому +105

      He even lived out Connie his mom 😢

    • @nowgo_
      @nowgo_ Рік тому +144

      @@AlexGarcia-eo5us as she should , no mother should burry her son

    • @AlexGarcia-eo5us
      @AlexGarcia-eo5us Рік тому +93

      @@nowgo_ I agree no mother or father should buried their son or daughter. It was just so sad and devastating for Ms. Valenzuela, because she had to witness her son being buried. To make it worse he was just 17 years old, is a sad story all around it.🙏🏻😢

  • @thefearofg0ds758
    @thefearofg0ds758 Рік тому +1383

    Imagine getting news like this on a radio broadcast, randomly going about your day. This was always a heart wrenching scene to watch.

    • @emilyholasek63
      @emilyholasek63 9 місяців тому +102

      This changed how people were notified of deaths. They informed the families first before releasing their names to the public.

    • @blue3266
      @blue3266 9 місяців тому +83

      That's how Buddy Holly's wife found out and she ended up having a miscarriage.

    • @nipulkradmsinatagras8293
      @nipulkradmsinatagras8293 8 місяців тому +34

      *Must have been hard as hell for the family to take the news at that period of time.*

    • @deborahearle4151
      @deborahearle4151 4 місяці тому

      In 1985, Rick Nelson's sons learned of his death in a plane crash over the radio as they were in a car. It was regrettable that the method of notification hadn't changed.@@emilyholasek63

    • @Somelikeitthrift
      @Somelikeitthrift 4 місяці тому +11

      @@blue3266omg!!!

  • @daniellee1722
    @daniellee1722 Рік тому +643

    I can't wrap my head around Ritchie Valens dying at age 17. When I was 17 I was sleeping til noon and scratching my ass. This guy put out hit records and was touring.

    • @Repent44
      @Repent44 7 місяців тому +25

      Wtf🤣

    • @TavonneLelea
      @TavonneLelea 6 місяців тому +25

      Had me dying brotha😅😅😅

    • @210SATX82
      @210SATX82 6 місяців тому +13

      No shit, lol... right?

    • @PungiFungi
      @PungiFungi 6 місяців тому +37

      I can’t wrapped my head that he was 17 because the pics I’ve seen of him he looked like he was 37.

    • @Robomonkey101
      @Robomonkey101 6 місяців тому +21

      ⁠@@PungiFungithe old generation looks old af even at a young age.

  • @xXShadowRaveXx786
    @xXShadowRaveXx786 Рік тому +2892

    The ending gets me every time, you can hear the pain in Connie's cry when she breaks down and when Bob yells out Richie's name; losing a loved one or someone really close hurts a lot

    • @Sexpistolz
      @Sexpistolz Рік тому +41

      Death is inevitable unfortunately. Something we all will experience

    • @evangrullon6282
      @evangrullon6282 Рік тому +11

      My feelings exactly

    • @corduerorose9747
      @corduerorose9747 Рік тому +18

      If I had a son like her and be in her shoes I probably be numb forever 😔💔

    • @hesayshesayhowboutmesay
      @hesayshesayhowboutmesay Рік тому +24

      @@Sexpistolztrue, but you don’t expect to hear your teenager died in a plane crash while you’re listening to the radio.

    • @eliwol3789
      @eliwol3789 Рік тому

      Donna should have been ashamed of herself.. she played so many games with the puss and Ritchie never banged her. At least Bob got him laid so he didn’t go out a virgin.

  • @ludwigbooth4882
    @ludwigbooth4882 10 місяців тому +561

    Esai Morales stole the show...it's a crime he wasn't even nominated for best supporting actor. He is grossly underrated. His chops are beast level.

    • @oopsydoopsy1939
      @oopsydoopsy1939 2 місяці тому +17

      100% agree. He was a standout and I've been a fan ever since.

    • @rachelharris725
      @rachelharris725 2 місяці тому +7

      💯 been a fan of his ever since this movie.

    • @lauras3612
      @lauras3612 2 місяці тому +8

      Couldn't agree more.

    • @eugenew6717
      @eugenew6717 2 місяці тому +6

      Absolutely

    • @GabriellahItaly
      @GabriellahItaly 2 місяці тому +9

      Yes he's definitely an amazing actor. He doesn't get the recognition he deserves. Same with Lou Diamond Phillips.

  • @Erinski
    @Erinski 11 місяців тому +206

    That last shot of two brothers running up a hill kills me...with Ritchie, always attached to his guitar.

    • @nunocolon
      @nunocolon Місяць тому +2

      Love it …. Riiiiiiiiiitchhhhiiieieee😢😢

  • @Beetwixt_N._Janeen2112
    @Beetwixt_N._Janeen2112 Рік тому +509

    “Sleep Walk” will forever be tied to this scene for me. I was 14 when I saw this movie and I haven’t watched it since… Rest in Paradise, Ritchie Valens 🙏🏾😔

    • @twaye30
      @twaye30 8 місяців тому +13

      I was 8 years old when I first saw this movie and this scene still brings tears to my eyes 😢

    • @Drunkenmallsanta
      @Drunkenmallsanta 3 місяці тому +8

      You watch in Spanish class too? I was 14 as well freshmen year Spanish class. This song and scene has stuck with me ever since

    • @Ryan15beast
      @Ryan15beast Місяць тому +1

      This is up there but ever since The Iron Claw came out. It is hands down the most depressing film I’ve ever scene which is like this biopic but on steroids

    • @Drunkenmallsanta
      @Drunkenmallsanta Місяць тому +1

      @@Ryan15beast the iron claw is a brutal movie. The first act is just a totally awesome loving family and one tragedy happens and then it just doesn’t fucking stop happening and then the movie ends.

    • @nunocolon
      @nunocolon Місяць тому +2

      I watched this for first time as a kid… to this day .. if I hear the song being played outside the context of this movie at the end I have to yell or mime riiiiiitttccchhiiiiiiieeeeee !!!!

  • @Est.1998
    @Est.1998 Рік тому +2094

    This was the saddest scene ever watching this as a kid. One of my favorites to this day.

    • @10dev785
      @10dev785 Рік тому +14

      same

    • @anthonycrenshaw3229
      @anthonycrenshaw3229 Рік тому +39

      What makes this even sadder is the fact that this is exactly how the real Richie's family found out about his death. No one visited the family in private before his death hit the press

    • @wesleybrown4397
      @wesleybrown4397 Рік тому +29

      Not only was the scene sad but the song that they played was sad too in honor of the dead

    • @esperanzaarce9563
      @esperanzaarce9563 Рік тому +26

      Even hearing Sleepwalk makes me tear up everytime.😭

    • @bigdaddytrips6197
      @bigdaddytrips6197 Рік тому +18

      I remember watching this in the theater when it came out. People we're crying walking out the theater.

  • @jayco2309
    @jayco2309 Рік тому +1278

    When Bob screams Richie!!!! Man does it hit the heart!! Lost my baby brother in 2020 !! Changes a man forever

    • @mayhemjr.803
      @mayhemjr.803 Рік тому +25

      I am so sorry for your loss. I lost my parents almost ten years ago. Losing loved ones always sucks

    • @johnkalap9314
      @johnkalap9314 Рік тому +18

      Very sorry for your loss.

    • @jayco2309
      @jayco2309 Рік тому +11

      @Mayhem Jr. thanks , and my condolences to you and your loss .

    • @fever_spike
      @fever_spike Рік тому +6

      So very sorry for your loss. 🙏🏻♥️

    • @fever_spike
      @fever_spike Рік тому +5

      @@mayhemjr.803 So very sorry for your loss. 🙏🏻♥️

  • @poppycock6572
    @poppycock6572 10 місяців тому +192

    Morales is such a powerful actor. Just a natural.

    • @truthbetold6011
      @truthbetold6011 3 місяці тому +3

      Amazing

    • @AngelofAnguish
      @AngelofAnguish 10 днів тому

      What's your opinion of him in the 1983 movie, Bad Boys, with Sean Penn, Ally Sheedy, and Rene' Santoni?

    • @johnnysalazar5399
      @johnnysalazar5399 3 дні тому

      He was a regular on 'law & order'

  • @FreedomKat
    @FreedomKat 4 місяці тому +60

    The last shot of the brothers running up the hill gets me every time.

  • @anthonybustos8901
    @anthonybustos8901 Рік тому +1434

    Esai Morales should have been awarded an Academy Award,,,his performance throughout that entire movie was Great 👍

    • @Shanthan33
      @Shanthan33 Рік тому +41

      100% agreed

    • @ELVENGADOR858
      @ELVENGADOR858 Рік тому +11

      YO PIENSO LO MISMO

    • @vicd7350
      @vicd7350 Рік тому +13

      1000%

    • @anthonybustos8901
      @anthonybustos8901 Рік тому +2

      @chef423,,,He ain't nothin like that character

    • @ianfuller8222
      @ianfuller8222 Рік тому +45

      He nailed that role. He deserved more accolades for what he did in this film. I think he stole every scene he was in. I watch La Bamba annually, it’s a fun movie and one of my favorite biopics.

  • @odbruh402
    @odbruh402 Рік тому +1574

    Esai Morales shouldve gotten an award for his role in this movie

    • @keatonmorales7629
      @keatonmorales7629 Рік тому +29

      Facts 👍🏻❤️

    • @amandasimon4944
      @amandasimon4944 Рік тому +30

      Damn right♥️♥️♥️♥️

    • @Thunderchild-gz4gc
      @Thunderchild-gz4gc Рік тому +70

      He wasn't the star but he stole the show.

    • @aliamjon4423
      @aliamjon4423 Рік тому

      Esai Morales is a underrated actor for sure, but it's hard to get past that character being a rapist and a drunk

    • @sunnysamuel7544
      @sunnysamuel7544 Рік тому

      Well why didn't he?,Oh I know becoz he's Mexican and those bastards are too racist for their own good.

  • @Casperpks
    @Casperpks 9 місяців тому +228

    Esai Morales seriously should’ve won the Oscar for best supporting actor. His work in this movie, especially the last scene is some of the best I’ve ever seen

  • @68bayarea
    @68bayarea 4 місяці тому +47

    I just noticed that Bob rushes across town to his mom’s house, but slows down as he turns the corner and hesitates to allow his mom to process the tragic news. Then finally rushes to her when she breaks down.
    I’ve watched this movie 100+ times. Gets me every time.

  • @SongofaBeach2012
    @SongofaBeach2012 Рік тому +1491

    Losing a sibling is the most devastating pain you'll ever feel. I lost both of my beautiful sisters and they both were only 38 years old. That scream just comes from your soul..feels like part of me died with them

    • @wjlowe111
      @wjlowe111 Рік тому +29

      I'm so sorry! Wouldn't wish that on anyone

    • @corduerorose9747
      @corduerorose9747 Рік тому +27

      Just 15 hours after their relationship was fixed it gets taken away permanently forever

    • @joeypieper6384
      @joeypieper6384 Рік тому +8

      My Condolences

    • @jasonmardoniomeza1711
      @jasonmardoniomeza1711 Рік тому +28

      I lost my older sister 1 year ago before Christmas. She was only 45. I was silent for 2 days then couldn't stop crying for 6 months. I hope we all go to a better place. With no pain.

    • @corduerorose9747
      @corduerorose9747 Рік тому +1

      @@jasonmardoniomeza1711 I apologize for your loss what happened?😟

  • @misswendyjane4992
    @misswendyjane4992 Рік тому +174

    I remember when this came out and I saw his brother being interviewed and he asked about how he was portrayed in the movie as not a nice person. He nodded and said "That's how I was and I wanted it to be as close to reality as possible."

    • @cisio64123
      @cisio64123 Рік тому +31

      Yeah, Bob was no saint and he as well as far too many others knew it for him to be able to rewrite history . He also was indeed older, wiser and losing Ritchie clearly affected him so deeply that it changed him forever. I think he did feel an obligation to both himself and Ritchie's memory to be open and honest about who he had been at that time and how it affected their relationship as brothers. He really showed his growth as a person when he made a point of totally owning up to it and saying " was " to show he both accepted personal responsibility and wasn't that person anymore.

    • @vanessahernandez2622
      @vanessahernandez2622 11 місяців тому +20

      I think after that fight he was changing you could tell when they last spoke when Ritchie says your still my brother his face at that moment you could tell that he was trying to change they were able to reconcile even if it was over the phone

  • @patriciasalazar3712
    @patriciasalazar3712 9 місяців тому +35

    When he jumps the fence and embraced his Mom it was so heartbreaking. To this day it makes me cry.

  • @Kasptaz
    @Kasptaz 7 місяців тому +85

    One of the saddest scenes in cinematic history from Richie’s mom’s cry to the soundtrack playing and then Bob’s cry for his little brother at the end. It gets me every time.

  • @ultragamezz
    @ultragamezz Рік тому +362

    I like that you can tell that Bob was raised the old school way where men don't show there tears but when there alone they let the emotions out. I think that plus his acting is what made the scene so strong. You can even see how he wanted to cry when he saw his mom in pain but new he had to be strong for her.

  • @brattiegirl26
    @brattiegirl26 Рік тому +514

    Connie freaking out and when Bob yells Richie at the end. Both those scenes really punch you in the heart. Gets me every freakin time! Lol. I know it's coming and I've watched it so many times. Still brings tears to my eyes and a lump in my throat. Amazing acting.

    • @Byrdgang79
      @Byrdgang79 Рік тому +10

      that part I do the same thing

    • @corduerorose9747
      @corduerorose9747 Рік тому +10

      Even Donna wasn't the same after her heart was shattered into millions of glasses after losing the love of her life 😟😔💔

    • @barryblu_space-bar3x
      @barryblu_space-bar3x Рік тому +4

      Man I thought I was only 1

    • @stephanyhdz92
      @stephanyhdz92 Рік тому +5

      Same 😭😭 crying now for no reason just cause I saw this. Emotions were looking so raw here .. I think they really felt for the real singer and his family too and thought about their own family and how they would act through it too..

    • @patricebrown
      @patricebrown 10 місяців тому

      ​@@corduerorose9747I just got through watching this movie on Tubi this morning.❤❤❤❤ 😢😢😢😢rest in peace to everyone we lost

  • @mickeycoffey5063
    @mickeycoffey5063 10 місяців тому +36

    Takes me back to that part when he was talking to Bob on the phone and tells him “we’re still brothers, right?” Made this scene even more powerful…

  • @wendyavalos9171
    @wendyavalos9171 3 місяці тому +16

    Every time I want a good cry , I come here

  • @jamesperrone9175
    @jamesperrone9175 Рік тому +791

    The scene is very symbolic and Richie's guitar symbolizes the life he chose, the life that ultimately caused his demise. Bob is chasing Richie trying to catch him and hold onto him but he can't and in the end he loses him. Richie knows his music is the only way out of that town, that life. Bob is trying to tell Richie to slow down, things aren't so bad here.

    • @elchingonracinggarage4649
      @elchingonracinggarage4649 Рік тому +44

      Ritchie was the best thing in Bob's life.

    • @ChicagoMillingCo.
      @ChicagoMillingCo. Рік тому +48

      Yo that is an honest to God great break down of the movie!

    • @kungfuryrabin668
      @kungfuryrabin668 Рік тому +11

      That's not Ritchie's guitar btw, it's Jonny & Santo - Sleepwalk

    • @Nelo_Wolf
      @Nelo_Wolf Рік тому +8

      @@kungfuryrabin668 the guitar represents the one Ritchie repair or built

    • @kungfuryrabin668
      @kungfuryrabin668 Рік тому +11

      @@Nelo_Wolf That sounds very nice & symbolic but I really don't think that's the case. They used it bc it sounds melancholic, haunting, & beautiful.

  • @Chicano_pistolero
    @Chicano_pistolero Рік тому +748

    I never really understood bobs pain as a kid, I always thought it was just being dramatic for drama sake. Till I lost a sibling I grew up with, it’s a deep deep pain, after I learned of my sisters death I did the same thing and just screamed as loud as I could from the pain. Such a great scene

    • @danielbustamante9682
      @danielbustamante9682 Рік тому +29

      So sorry for your loss. The Death of our loved ones is the worst pain we must endure as human beings.

    • @psychobillynumbnuts1
      @psychobillynumbnuts1 Рік тому +1

      You must be a sociopathic kid cuz even when I was a kid, I thought this scene was brutally sad

    • @Alma2525
      @Alma2525 Рік тому +21

      It's losing a part of our identity, a very deep pain. A pain that I've had to feel more than once and still haven't recovered from.

    • @alexandergomez0327
      @alexandergomez0327 Рік тому +5

      I’m sorry for your loss

    • @rachaelnelson-fu1ec
      @rachaelnelson-fu1ec Рік тому +4

      ​@@danielbustamante9682 true

  • @manciti4709
    @manciti4709 11 місяців тому +30

    that song when ritchie's mother is crying...just kills me...the tragedy of one of the greatest rock stars ever to grace this earth

  • @vendettaknight104
    @vendettaknight104 10 місяців тому +53

    Christ, this scene gets me every time. Phenomenal acting, and Ritchie Valens will be truly missed.

  • @frankbarajas6043
    @frankbarajas6043 Рік тому +104

    When the mom said “not my Richie” ugh I cried!!!! 😢😢😢

  • @aguiladorada2945
    @aguiladorada2945 Рік тому +342

    This gets me every time....I had 3 brothers... now down to 2. R.I.P Jo, we love you.

    • @mayhemjr.803
      @mayhemjr.803 Рік тому +9

      My sincerest condolences 😪

    • @mattjarrells
      @mattjarrells Рік тому +8

      You have another brother here, bub.

    • @Gioodude92
      @Gioodude92 Рік тому +3

      I have 2 little sisters, only one now as of two years ago. RIP to your bro and RIP to my sister. Although there will always be a hole in our hearts, we can't use them as a reason to ruin our day. They wouldn't want it.

    • @bogarcia1601
      @bogarcia1601 Рік тому +4

      Lost my only brother in 2019

    • @Flipclockfans
      @Flipclockfans Рік тому +3

      God Bless you.

  • @RobertPagano226
    @RobertPagano226 Рік тому +57

    How Esai Morales was not nominated for an Oscar for this role is one of the most injustices in movie history.

  • @deannaperkins754
    @deannaperkins754 Рік тому +74

    I was a young teen watching this awesome movie growing up. The ending left not a dry eye from anyone!!! Richie didn't want to fly because he was afraid of flying. Lou Diamond Phillips was awesome, as was the whole cast. ❤

  • @marieruiz5696
    @marieruiz5696 Рік тому +275

    When Richie's(Rob) brother goes to that bridge n yells his brothers name, it always sends chills down my spine( every time)!!! Richie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @erabbitgamingofficial1
      @erabbitgamingofficial1 Рік тому +14

      Esai Morales should have won an Oscar for this performance!

    • @ghostofneworleans4511
      @ghostofneworleans4511 Рік тому +1

      Facts. Me too

    • @marieruiz5696
      @marieruiz5696 Рік тому +3

      @@ghostofneworleans4511
      Every time I see this movie the end just brings me to tears or OMG!!! n it's based on true events more chilling!!!
      RICHIE!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @masomenos4599
      @masomenos4599 11 місяців тому +1

      @@erabbitgamingofficial1 or at least nominated! so should've Rossana de Soto

    • @vanessahernandez2622
      @vanessahernandez2622 11 місяців тому +1

      @@marieruiz5696 yeah if he was alive he would of been in his 80s

  • @SuperEagle112
    @SuperEagle112 Рік тому +346

    I was absolutely obsessed with this movie when I was little. Lou Diamond Phillips was Ritchie Valens in my mind. I remember always feeling sad and not understanding it when I was little. Now I’m old as hell with three little girls and the heartbreak means something else now.

    • @stairwaygoddess
      @stairwaygoddess Рік тому +2

      Me too, but you can't be old as hell... lol! I was ten when this came out, I watched it at least twice a week.

    • @daleemrick9816
      @daleemrick9816 Рік тому +2

      @@stairwaygoddess I was born the year it happened in July.

    • @kimberlyrichardson4462
      @kimberlyrichardson4462 Рік тому

      Me too! I had to rent this movie every week from the video rental part of our local supermarket. I was 8 or 9 when the movie came out and I still get goosebumps thinking about this seen.

    • @jada8047
      @jada8047 Рік тому +1

      My favorite Lou Diamond film

    • @djshoalsjr2724
      @djshoalsjr2724 9 місяців тому

      Yes. I commented about that as well. It hits a little different now.

  • @miked2075
    @miked2075 4 місяці тому +7

    The pain in Bobs scream at the end is gut wrenching

  • @sophielegault2278
    @sophielegault2278 4 місяці тому +8

    65 years ago today😭❤️🕊
    February 3rd 1959
    R.I.P Buddy Holly, Ritchie Vallens, J.P Richardson❤️❤️

  • @JamesSmith-qb3be
    @JamesSmith-qb3be Рік тому +305

    This gets to me every damn time.....RICHIEEEE! 😢😢😢😢😢

    • @cyclops23correa70
      @cyclops23correa70 Рік тому

      Liar

    • @skylarjeselnik
      @skylarjeselnik Рік тому +5

      @@cyclops23correa70 why would he lie ? 😆

    • @cyclops23correa70
      @cyclops23correa70 Рік тому +1

      @@skylarjeselnik the movie is too old so for him to say that. He just wants attention

    • @karastraney1883
      @karastraney1883 Рік тому

      Everytime I hear this song I hear Bob screaming "RITTTCHIIIIIEEEEEE!"

    • @IslandBoy-808
      @IslandBoy-808 Рік тому

      @@cyclops23correa70.The movie is still available to be watched, so don't show your stupidity.

  • @albertpintor3522
    @albertpintor3522 Рік тому +517

    Such a heartbreaking thing to experience. I cannot imagine how hard it felt to hear this in the middle of doing regular chores.

    • @Lord_Bibulous
      @Lord_Bibulous Рік тому +55

      Well that's what really happened in the case Buddy Holly's wife and mother. His wife, who was pregnant at the time, found when it announced on TV. The psychological stress causing a miscarriage. While his mother, who I believe also found out while watching TV screamed in horror and collapsed. I don't know how the families of Valens and Richardson reacted. But the aftermath of this resulted in a public policy that the families would be notified before the names are released publicly.

    • @jeffreyfunke8866
      @jeffreyfunke8866 Рік тому +16

      America lost a part of its innocence that day!1

    • @TokerJoker420
      @TokerJoker420 Рік тому +8

      @@Lord_Bibulous you think about it it may have been tragic but. If big bopper never traded spots there would be no outlaw country music and there would no willie Nelson bc the man the big bopper traded spots with was Waylon Jennings and if Waylon would have went there would have been no outlaw country music and Willie would not be so heard off bc he would have stayed with contemporary country and johnny cash would have never met kris Kristofferson and the highwaymen would have never happened it goes to show things happen for a reason no matter how tragic

    • @jeffreyfunke8866
      @jeffreyfunke8866 Рік тому +4

      @@TokerJoker420 Fate!

    • @Meredith.M
      @Meredith.M Рік тому +6

      @@Lord_Bibulous I read an interview the real Bob did once, the scene essentially happened the same way it did in real life. The only difference was he started trying to drive the car he was working on to his mother's house at first. It broke down so he left the car in the street and ran the whole rest of the way to his mother's house.

  • @user-ui5mo2yw1j
    @user-ui5mo2yw1j 4 місяці тому +10

    Every time I see this part it makes me cry

  • @noneyabusiness9441
    @noneyabusiness9441 11 місяців тому +23

    At 43 yrs old in 2023 and as many times as I’ve seen this I still cry.😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @queenbee2371
    @queenbee2371 Рік тому +330

    Just the most heartbreaking but brilliant end to a film. Chokes me up every time. RIP Ritchie, Buddy and JP.

    • @tomedy_official
      @tomedy_official Рік тому +6

      It was so sad that only after the 60s they became world famous.

  • @viastephtop
    @viastephtop Рік тому +108

    Man, this scene STILL puts a lump in my throat after all these years.

  • @mariolozoya3960
    @mariolozoya3960 10 місяців тому +34

    It’s been decades since I’ve seen this film, it inspired me to play guitar. This movie hit so hard back when I was a kid, and I just teared up at 42, just from this scene, So powerful!

  • @philly452009
    @philly452009 Рік тому +31

    No parent should have to bury their child before they die, but that’s life for you, death doesn’t care how old you are…..Rest in Peace to all

  • @pauljones2857
    @pauljones2857 Рік тому +41

    Bob reunited with his brother May the music ring in the heavens

  • @eltonmiguel5359
    @eltonmiguel5359 Рік тому +335

    He was so Young May He, Selena, Biggie, 2Pac, Eazy, Elvis and Marilyn Monroe Rest In Peace they died when they still had so much to give.

    • @maxstr
      @maxstr Рік тому +7

      Who the hell is Selena

    • @eltonmiguel5359
      @eltonmiguel5359 Рік тому +57

      @@maxstr are you freaking kidding me Selena Quintanilla the female singer who died at 23 because of being shoot Jennifer Lopez made a movie about it.

    • @jonathancruz5932
      @jonathancruz5932 Рік тому +18

      @@maxstr Selena known as “La Reina de Tex-Mex.” She’s the singer and her family made business altogether for tours and studio. If you want to know the answer, watch “Selena” (1997). It will give you the answer and she’s the best pop singer ever

    • @John2verse5
      @John2verse5 Рік тому

      @@maxstr
      lol

    • @noles9998
      @noles9998 Рік тому

      2Pac, Elvis and Biggie were reprobates. Not much known about the other two to confirm or deny if they were.

  • @twaye30
    @twaye30 8 місяців тому +10

    This part still brings tears to my eyes.

  • @oxyfee6486
    @oxyfee6486 Рік тому +126

    I lost my beautiful mother three days ago, watching them hug broke me, I love you mom ❤️

  • @yungdj49
    @yungdj49 Рік тому +126

    Imagine a 17 year old, gone waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too soon. I may not have been born or even thought of back then but this has to be 1 of the most heartbreaking celebrity deaths I've ever heard and seen. May you rest in perfect peace, Ritchie Valens!!!! 😭💔🕊

    • @shaunstrasser1
      @shaunstrasser1 Рік тому +5

      and Buddy was only 22

    • @vanessahernandez2622
      @vanessahernandez2622 11 місяців тому +3

      Yeah my grandparents were in there teens during that time just thinking that it happened the pain the family went through it scares me especially the mom who lived another 28 years she was probably never the same

    • @haven_lady675
      @haven_lady675 8 місяців тому +2

      Still a kid 😢

  • @ingodwetrust7648
    @ingodwetrust7648 11 місяців тому +14

    His mother breakdown and his brother scream Ritchie at the end sends chills down my spine every time I watch 😭 RIP Ritchie 🌺🌹🌺🌹🌺🌹.. wonderful job by the actor's

  • @theraiden1018
    @theraiden1018 5 місяців тому +5

    I’ve watched this movie so many times and I just finished my most recent rewatch and was tearing up like crazy at this scene

  • @Whynotmini
    @Whynotmini Рік тому +400

    As someone really close with his little brother, this movie gets to me

    • @cyclops23correa70
      @cyclops23correa70 Рік тому +14

      Liar

    • @romanoxyt4787
      @romanoxyt4787 Рік тому +1

      @@cyclops23correa70 ?

    • @rachaelramos
      @rachaelramos Рік тому +3

      @@romanoxyt4787 basically saying this person is just saying they're close to family when they really don't know them. It would be like me saying im friends with the backstreet boys.

    • @DannyCosmos
      @DannyCosmos Рік тому

      @@rachaelramos are you? what is howie D like?

    • @rachaelramos
      @rachaelramos Рік тому +2

      @@DannyCosmos that's what I'm saying. I'm not friends with them but have been a fan since the beginning.

  • @billshinas27
    @billshinas27 Рік тому +97

    The hardest, and most emotional ending in a movie EVER.

  • @russellcrawley3299
    @russellcrawley3299 Рік тому +16

    After all these years, when Bob cries out Richie's name, ohh God, it still tears me apart. God bless them all.

  • @styx53ocean
    @styx53ocean 7 місяців тому +14

    No matter how many times I watch La Bamba, this scene ALWAYS leaves me a sobbing mess. I can't imagine learning of a loved one's death over the radio.

  • @Sarah-qn5ko
    @Sarah-qn5ko Рік тому +48

    *RITCHIE!*
    That gets me every time. This movie was wonderful.

  • @Lakiesha33
    @Lakiesha33 Рік тому +13

    RIP Ritchie Valens and Bob Morales

  • @SuperKillbill1234
    @SuperKillbill1234 8 місяців тому +4

    This scene broke my heart when i first saw it,.... Still does...RIP. La Bamba

  • @fisterhr
    @fisterhr Рік тому +92

    Rosanna DeSoto's acting here was very powerful but very unnoticed by movie critics. Very few sad movie scenes, especially after all these decades, still make me shed a tear like this with her portraying a devastated and heart broken mother upon hearing the news that her beloved son was killed in a plane crash.

  • @RTD8481
    @RTD8481 Рік тому +101

    Tears me up every single time. Connie’s scream and heartbreak gets me every time. Just a powerful painful emotion

  • @pumpkinpatch3606
    @pumpkinpatch3606 8 місяців тому +4

    My first time seeing this movie, i cried so hard. Especially when he shouted Ritchie's name. 😭😭😭

  • @OG_harley
    @OG_harley Рік тому +13

    As a kid I never really understood how Bob brought his family from poverty into not so rich but a decent house and a decent neighborhood but nobody gave him credit but when Richie did it everybody even his mom loved him for it and give him credit even after that Bob still loved Richie the ending always gets me😢😢😢 as well

    • @PungiFungi
      @PungiFungi 3 місяці тому

      Bob was the black sheep and no matter what he did, Ritchie was still the favorite. Esai Morales really knocked it out of the park with his performance. He made Bob unlikeable and likeable and sympathetic at the same time.

  • @MsJimmysgirl
    @MsJimmysgirl Рік тому +61

    This scene gets me every time... so heartbreaking for Donna and his family.

  • @ricardoe3404
    @ricardoe3404 Рік тому +56

    My grandma use to sometimes call me Richie when I was little. This was also my dad's favorite movie. R.I.P to them both 🙏👼

  • @clorox597
    @clorox597 6 місяців тому +7

    I can only imagine losing your baby brother. I have a younger brother and losing him would kill me too. RIP Ritchie Valenez and anyone who has lost a sibling too.

  • @renemartinez7328
    @renemartinez7328 11 місяців тому +12

    I was a senior in high school when this movie was released.I remember the revival of Ritchies music at that time was really cool.Several years ago here in San Antonio a screening and q and a was held with Bob in attendance.I regret not being able to attend .May they all rest in peace

  • @garyrangel1719
    @garyrangel1719 Рік тому +33

    3:18 yes bob knew he messed up hurting his family over his drinking problems but deep down he loves his brother so damn much losing him broke him so hard what a performance by Esai Morales

    • @Donderdrammels
      @Donderdrammels 10 місяців тому +9

      Bob suffered rejection, neglection and the negative effects of favoritism from his mother and who he thought was his father, that is what messed him up and started a cycle of bad behaviour which led to more rejection. It seemed that he came clean later and became a stable family man taking care of his relatives contineously. So of course he also loved his brother, but that was also the one was getting favored. Parents who do this are responsible though.

  • @ConcreteRoseCJ
    @ConcreteRoseCJ Рік тому +33

    Cried my heart out as a kid…still breaks my heart now as a grown ass man..the music…the sadness across all his family and friends…the “ritchiiieeeeeee”…sigh

  • @jamescharles8663
    @jamescharles8663 2 місяці тому +2

    I loved this move as a child in the 90s gives me chills every time.

  • @natecarvalho1816
    @natecarvalho1816 9 місяців тому +3

    Sleep walk and the scream ritchieeeeeee always gets me

  • @notsmii7y
    @notsmii7y Рік тому +46

    Hearing “not my Richie” hurts

    • @A-hurt-one
      @A-hurt-one Рік тому

      Connie went crazy saying that while throwing a wet, white blanket on the ground.

  • @lawrencecarter1939
    @lawrencecarter1939 Рік тому +90

    Pure classic!! RIP Ritchie Valens

    • @Naminski1a
      @Naminski1a Рік тому +3

      Like the lyric says, it was the day the music died.

  • @deadmanthehekatonkheire994
    @deadmanthehekatonkheire994 10 місяців тому +8

    When I watched this movie for the first time I was a kid and felt the movie blindsided me with Richie's death (I knew nothing of Ritchie Valens at the time). When I lost my sweet sister last year in a tragic car crash, I understood life that blindsides you with that kind of despair. I now understand the pain Bob is going through at the end. Something as simple as a stranger's smile is enough to set you off, because "how can you possibly smile when a 29-year-old mother of three can die in a car crash that wasn't her fault?" You just want to cry out to the heavens in a primal scream from deep within your soul.
    Beautiful movie.

    • @thirdforest182
      @thirdforest182 17 годин тому

      So sorry for your loss. I hope your nieces/nephews are okay

  • @Pixizy
    @Pixizy Рік тому +22

    The ending is so emotional the pain and hurt that you can hear in Connie’s voice still gets to me till this day

  • @3StarLogo
    @3StarLogo Рік тому +25

    Still makes me cry 🥺

  • @andreadiaz1899
    @andreadiaz1899 Рік тому +131

    Absolutely agree that Esai Morales definently deserved an award for that performance! all cast members were great obviouly phillips but without Morales that movie is completely different

  • @josephwood255
    @josephwood255 4 місяці тому +4

    I was 8 years old when Ritchie Valens Died, I’ll never forget that Tuesday. Me and My dad were at the chicken pie shop in Fresno, California having breakfast when they announced it on the radio. Everyone in the diner started crying. 65 years later it still brings back some good and horrible memories.

  • @ifran77
    @ifran77 8 місяців тому +12

    This scene still chokes me up like the first time I saw it over 30 years ago.😢… great movie

  • @cajunguy3036
    @cajunguy3036 Рік тому +69

    I know this pain too well, losing my brother barely a year older than me at 37, how do you let go of someone like that? My Lord, just one more bro hug or football game…one more laugh together…I’d even take an argument over nothing.

  • @funkyflights
    @funkyflights Рік тому +41

    When Bob grabbed his mom it was emotional for sure, had to witness something very similar when my friends sister died in a car crash at only 21 years old, had to pick my friend up from the airport take him to his moms, it was just like this scene.. 😞 Seeing a mother cry for her baby rips your heart out …

  • @choward874
    @choward874 8 місяців тому +12

    One one the saddest endings to any movie.😢

  • @sandrafaber-dy2lw
    @sandrafaber-dy2lw 4 місяці тому +2

    Crying forever! This part will always break my heart.. Especially the mum and brother Bob on the bridge.... heartbreaking!!

  • @eddiemerc1986
    @eddiemerc1986 Рік тому +24

    Never thought Santo and Johnny's Moonwalk coulda been played so beautifully in a movie scene like this one. Every time I hear this song my mind takes me directly to this movie. Thats trully art.

  • @jeffreyfunke8866
    @jeffreyfunke8866 Рік тому +24

    Cry every time! 😥

  • @Deadmanundertaker100
    @Deadmanundertaker100 6 місяців тому +10

    The agonising pain from Bob when he screams “Ritchie” tears me up every time

  • @thebatman7730
    @thebatman7730 Рік тому +36

    2:01 That scream always almost gets me, and I’m not one that cries when there are sad scenes in movies, but that scream is painful and it almost gets me every time. Underrated film.

  • @sumaru_2324
    @sumaru_2324 Рік тому +58

    My mom named me after Ritchie, and my middle name is Esai after Esai Morales. Can only imagine how far Ritchie could've got..

    • @willymaze368
      @willymaze368 Рік тому

      Timeless classic

    • @sumaru_2324
      @sumaru_2324 Рік тому +6

      I'm 24, Mexican American myself, Ritchie Valens is the reason why i play the guitar, if only he lived longer, i can imagine how successful he could have been.

    • @wolfclawwilson-uu8zj
      @wolfclawwilson-uu8zj Рік тому

      My mother named me after my grandfather

    • @viva6235
      @viva6235 5 днів тому

      My first name is Esai. Nice to see someone else with the same name. I've yet to meet someone else with it.

  • @peterbetto4857
    @peterbetto4857 Рік тому +9

    Saw this in the theatre (17 years old at the time) and Bob crying out Richie's name still haunts me to this day.

  • @katagirl3000
    @katagirl3000 5 місяців тому +2

    i watch this whenever i need to cry and can't get the tears out on my own. This ending and the ending of 'imitation of life'

  • @michellerene951
    @michellerene951 Рік тому +21

    I was an extra in La Bamba in 1986. I was 19. Such an amazing experience!

  • @xdisBme217x
    @xdisBme217x Рік тому +59

    I remember watching this as a kid, made me cry then and now! Very good movie, with an AMAZING cast!

  • @Adrian-op5ni
    @Adrian-op5ni 8 місяців тому +6

    Impossible for me to watch this scene without shedding a tear. As a kid, or 40 year old man, scene still hits me hard.

  • @monamendoza6781
    @monamendoza6781 3 місяці тому +1

    My momma rest in peace loved Richie music very much.
    The day after he passed away my momma wrote a poem.
    She stood up in front her class and she read it in front of all students in her class.
    Before of my mama passing away in 2011 she told me that she had envelope with poem in it and she asked me to read it at her funeral.
    Here is poem that my momma read about Richie.
    It is titled.
    Until We Meet Again.
    Those special memories of you
    Will always bring a smile.
    If only I could have you back
    for just a little while.
    Then we could sit and talk again,
    just like we used to do.
    You always meant so very much
    and always will too.
    The fact that you’re no longer here will always cause me pain,
    But you’re forever in my heart
    until we meet again.
    Every student her class came up and gave her hug.

  • @johnkellman2189
    @johnkellman2189 Рік тому +5

    Losing my eldest brother…. a pain so deep, you can’t explain it; I can relate

  • @eileenward
    @eileenward Рік тому +36

    This is one of the greatest movies ever made about a real life legendary singer Richie valance. I can’t imagine how he’s family felt receiving the news like that . Before they heard it on the radio someone could of called over to the house and told the family in person . Before they heard on the radio with the rest of the world . R.I.P Richie valance your gone but you will never ever be forgotten forever in our hearts x

  • @FloydReynolds91
    @FloydReynolds91 Рік тому +33

    Saw it during the summer just before my freshman year in High School. This is still one of the saddest endings in the history of Cinema. Crushes me everytime.

  • @Gertyrv
    @Gertyrv 4 місяці тому +2

    My son got me the DVD of this movie for Christmas years ago. And I still watch it every so often

  • @JTchills
    @JTchills 5 місяців тому +2

    Idk why or where I saw this movie years ago but I just had to comeback to this scene…. I’m 21 now & it hits different knowing he was only 17 😔

  • @sophielegault2278
    @sophielegault2278 Рік тому +31

    64 years ago today the world lost Ritchie Vallens😰😰
    Rest In Peace Ritchie Vallens❤️❤️

    • @vanessahernandez2622
      @vanessahernandez2622 11 місяців тому

      It gives me chills that it happened 64 years ago my grandparents were teens my maternal grandparents had just had their first child who was not even a month old when this happened making it worldwide if I was to ask my grandma who is in her 80s she might not remember who was 19 living in a 3rd world country but yeah I always search him in the internet i feel bad looking that he was young he had a whole life ahead of him wasn’t able to marry the woman he loved

  • @missnene8339
    @missnene8339 Рік тому +18

    This was one of the best movies ever documented on a singer. I remember watching this over and over and even today, I still feel the sadness.