Get ready for moreLa Bamba.
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Luis Valdez, who wrote the original script and directed the film, will executive produce.
Valdez, who previously told EW thatno remake was needed, did not immediately respond to a request comment.
In “La Bamba,” Lou Diamond Phillips plays Ritchie Valens.Columbia Pictures/Everett
It’s fresh as it is," Valdez said in April 2021.
Jose Rivera, who was nominated for an Oscar for writingThe Motorcycle Diaries, is attached to write.
Joe Pantoliano and Rick Dees costarred as men instrumental to the performer’s success.
The movie devoted only a scene to the death of Valens, who was just 17.
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