The most committed audience members at last night’s screening of La Bamba at Union Station donned everything from stylish pompadours to bright red lipstick and red bandanas to celebrate the 1987 iconic film about rock-and-roll star Ritchie Valens. LA Film Fest Latin American programmer Hebe Tabachnick kicked off the evening by welcoming the at-capacity crowd and Dance Camera West dancers who taught the audience the steps to dance along to the film. Antonio Perez and Sunny Farun sat in the front row anxiously awaiting the Q&A with the directors and the film’s stars. Perez, who got to ask Phillips for a picture, couldn’t contain his excitement. “I got to meet one of the greatest actors who portrays one of the greatest musicians of all time, Ritchie Valens,” he exclaimed. “La Bamba improved my style–I tried to get the haircut!”
