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"Guantanamera" (pronounced [ɡwantanaˈmeɾa]; Spanish for 'The woman from Guantánamo') [1] is a Cuban patriotic song, which uses a poem by the Cuban poet José Martí for the lyrics. The official writing credits have been given to Joseíto Fernández, who first popularized the song on radio as early as 1929 (although it is unclear when the first release as a record o
La Bamba" (pronounced [la ˈβamba]) is a Mexican folk song, originally from the state of Veracruz, also known as "La Bomba". [1] The song is best known from a 1958 adaptation by Ritchie Valens , a Top 40 hit on the U.S. charts.
Valens was born as Richard Steven Valenzuela on May 13, 1941, in Pacoima, [3] a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles.The son of Joseph Steven Valenzuela (1896–1952) and Concepción "Concha" Reyes (1915–1987), he had two half-brothers, Robert "Bob" Morales (1937–2018) and Mario Ramirez, and two younger sisters, Connie and Irma.
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Nearly 40 years after its theatrical release, 'La Bamba' is being remade, but the film's original director and writer questions why rock 'n' roll star Ritchie Valens' life is being told, again.
Playing For Change is a multimedia music project, featuring musicians and singers from across the globe, co-founded in 2002 by Mark Johnson and Whitney Kroenke.Playing For Change also created in 2007 a separate non-profit organization called the Playing For Change Foundation, which builds music and art schools for children around the world.
Made for only $6 million, La Bamba ultimately grossed over $52 million, grew in popularity on home video and in 2017 was added to the Library of Congress's National Film Registry. “I've seen it ...
Ritchie Valens' version of "La Bamba" became the first Latin song to enter the Hot 100 after its debut in 1959, [6] [7] [8] "Guantanamera" by the Sandpipers became the first one to reach the top 10 in 1966. [9] [10] Los Lobos' version of "La Bamba" became the first one to reach the number 1 spot in 1987.