Louie Perez and David Hildalgo of Los Lobos are working on a Ritchie Valens musical
“‘La Bamba’ was a great commercial success, but Ritchie wasn’t ‘La Bamba’ and ‘La Bamba’ wasn’t Ritchie,” Garfield, producer of the musical, explains. “Ritchie’s music was diverse. It’s an exciting blend of true rock & roll.”: A great many younger people have no idea about that biopic or his music.
Well that wasn’t true. Society’s acceptance was the protagonist in Ritchie’s life, and we are blessed that we have the three remaining Valenzuelas — Ritchie’s siblings, Connie, Irma, and Mario in our corner — believing in this project. I truly want to leave a true picture of Ritchie in the archives of Theatre and the Arts that will cement Ritchie’s Legacy, so he’s never forgotten again.
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