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This Iconic 80s Musical Biopic Is Getting Remade · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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Speaker 2: Even as we approach the fortyth anniversary of its release,
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Speaker 2: the movie LaBamba still stands as one of the most
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Speaker 2: beloved and gut wrenching musical biopics of all time. And
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Speaker 2: now we can confirm the nineteen eighty seven classic, which
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Speaker 2: starred Lou Diamond Phillips as the trailblazing nineteen fifties Mexican
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Speaker 2: rocker Richie Vallens, he is on the road to being remade.
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Speaker 2: Luis Valdez, who wrote and directed the original, is back
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Speaker 2: on board as an executive producer. Jose Rivera, who was
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Speaker 2: the first Puerto Rican ever to pick up an Oscar
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Speaker 2: nod for his Motorcycle Diaries script, has been hired to
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Speaker 2: reimagine the screenplay. The movie takes its name from Valin's
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Speaker 2: nineteen fifty eight hit cover of the Mexican folk song
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Speaker 2: of the same name that he gave a slick rock
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Speaker 2: and roll polish to. Richie's life was tragically cut short
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Speaker 2: at only seventeen years old in the plane crash that
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Speaker 2: also took the life of Buddy Holly, and the big
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Speaker 2: bopper who will play him in the remake of Labama
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Speaker 2: remains to be seen, but expected to be a highly
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Speaker 2: coverted
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Speaker 1: Role that's direct from Hollywood.