'La Bamba' director Luis Valdez on origins of 1987 hit and why he left Hollywood after controversial Frida Kahlo film
![TIL Musician Ritchie Valens (La Bamba) died at the age of 17 in a plane crash, 8 months into his recording career. : r/todayilearned TIL Musician Ritchie Valens (La Bamba) died at the age of 17 in a plane crash, 8 months into his recording career. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/DQqYFhx4pFCtv634OuS0zzasIEoIZlgXxEg250Ro0_E.jpg?auto=webp&s=8f0a2f21059db1e2cc29136b2979ffb76ccd48bd)
TIL Musician Ritchie Valens (La Bamba) died at the age of 17 in a plane crash, 8 months into his recording career. : r/todayilearned
![TIL that ritchie valens was only 17 on the day the music died and he recorded "La Bamba" when he was 16. : r/todayilearned TIL that ritchie valens was only 17 on the day the music died and he recorded "La Bamba" when he was 16. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/VB1gnOKVMCC6YcuOpsUzrlUJdKJ-f49vGkGkV_JxZHM.jpg?auto=webp&s=f689fe91f268f8dd94e713956433c09f36223761)