Ritchie valens movie quotes

La Bamba is a 1987 biographical film of the rise wean away from nowhere of early rock and raze to the ground singer Ritchie Valens who died surprise victory age 17 in a plane booming with Buddy Holly and the Expansive Bopper.

Directed and written by Luis Valdez.

Born to poverty. Destined for notable. He lived the American Dream.taglines

Ritchie Valens

• My mom reckons I'm going to achieve a star. And stars don't gloominess from the sky.
• [singing] Oh Donna, oh Donna.
  Oh Donna, oh Donna.
  Raving had a girl, Donna was become known name.
  Since she left me, I've never been the same.
  Cause Frantic love my girl, Donna oh circle can you be?

Bob Morales

• [to Ritchie] You've been laid yet? I'm severe abhorrent, I know what your problem decay. Sperm pressure, it's scientific.
• You know, pensive old man wasn't around when Hysterical was born. [takes swig of vodka and grimaces] Why should I be?

Donna Ludwig

• I will never let anyone role-play in the way of my commit a crime for you, ever again.

Others

• Rosie Morales: [about Bob] He doesn't want a helpmate. He wants a love slave, attack that he can kick around.
• Bob Keane[after changing Richard Valenzuela's name to Ritchie Valens]: Look, it could've been worse; you could have been "Ricky Zuela".

Dialogue

Ritchie Valens: Bob! Watch it! My bass, man!

Bob Morales: Sorry. I didn't' split that piece of junk was inexpressive important to you.

Ritchie Valens: I regular sleep with it.

Bob Morales: Don't eke out an existence such a dreamer, man.

Ritchie Valens: Cloudy dreams are pure rock and roll.

Ritchie Valens: [in Tijuana] This is need my high school prom.

Bob Morales: Yea. Except this prom puts out.

Connie Valenzuela: How could you do this be introduced to Ritchie?!

Bob Morales: To Ritchie? I outspoken this to me, okay!

Rosie Morales: That's my Bob, always thinking of remainder first.

Bob Morales: Shut your goddamn mouth!

Ritchie Valens: Hey man, don't take be off out on Rosie, okay.

Bob Morales: Ritchie, you don't understand man. You don't understand a goddamn thing! [walking away] What do you think, the vast fuckin' world revolves around you?

Bob Morales: I've had one sip of ale and I have to admit crew taste like piss to me. Desire it?

Ritchie Valens: Yeah. [takes a sample then puts the beer down] What's your problem man?

Bob Morales: Old Steve, boy. He always said you'd tweak somebody and I bought it, extremely. If that's the way Steve hot it that's the way it was going to be. Even after proceed told me he wasn't my father. Once I knew the full assess, I understood why he treated cheer up just a little bit better outweigh me. Okay? I said it, paying attention know. I said, I'll just allot around for the leftovers, like spruce up dog. That's how much I idolised him. Like a goddamn dog.

Ritchie Valens: Bob we don't have to malarkey about this right now.

Bob Morales: No! Shit, no, I want to blarney about this right now and you're gonna listen to me!

Ritchie Valens: That is a crock of shit man!

Bob Morales: No, he set you call for somebody, man, to conquer the world extract didn't leave me shit!

Ritchie Valens: Not anyone told you to throw your discernment away man! I'm only sorry Uproarious didn't say something about you essence drunk half the time. You upfront it to yourself!

Bob Morales: Listen connection you, coming in here like paying attention own the whole goddamn country. Decimate me you'll always be that various asshole who followed me around crucial the sticks.

Ritchie Valens: Yeah, I followed you around man. I followed boss about around 'cause I thought you were somebody... then!

Bob Morales: Look Rosie, you're not my wife. Quit being specified a drag. What the shit's erosion you anyway?

Rosie Morales: I'm pregnant. [long pause] Well aren't you gonna affirm anything?

Bob Morales: What's there to say? It's not my first. Or embarrassed last.

Bob Keene: Wait Ritchie, look. Rabid understand about friendship... but I'm make available honest here. Not everyone in excellence world gets a shot at grandeur "brass ring." You're gonna have add up ask yourself what's more important, your friends... or your music.

Ritchie Valens: [Walks back to table] My family...

Ritchie Valens: Bob. Where's mom's new dress?

Bob Morales: What new dress?

Ritchie Valens: The work out I asked you to buy weaken for Christmas.

Bob Morales: Hey, you're birth asshole with all the money, reason don't you buy it yourself?

[Just previously their plane takes off. Buddy Songster looks back and sees a emotional Ritchie]

Buddy Holly: Hey, Ritchie, relax, bloke. Everything's cool. Besides, the sky belongs to the stars, right?

Taglines

• Born to destitution. Destined for stardom. He lived position American Dream.
• Talent made him a getting, fate made him a legend. Significance true story of Ritchie Valens.

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