La Bamba

Richie,

time to get up.

The harder you work, the more money you make!

Come on! What's holding you up?

Keep it going! Keep it going!

Come on, we're wasting money! We're wasting money!

"Don't you touch me," I says.

"I'm tired of being hit by men already."

So then I punched him.

When he hit the floor, I thought he was dead.

I says, "If you don't like it, you can lam it."

So he lammed it.

Who needs fruit?

Fruit.

He told him to lick it.

Richie?

Bob?

Bob!

¡M'ijo! ¡M'ijo!

Hey, Richie, you taking a break already?

So, Mr. Big Shot, you finally showed up, eh?

I'm lucky I even found this place.

Rosie...

this is my brother Bob.

Why did you wait a year to join us?

Come on!

Ha ha ha!

Bob, watch it! My guitar, man.

I didn't know that piece of junk...

was so important to you.

Are you kidding? I even sleep with it.

Come on!

Jersey Joe! Jersey Joe!

Boom! Bow! Pow! Bam!

Joe Louis!

Rocky Mar‒ Ow! Ow!

Ah!

Are you okay? Can you move it?

You all right?

Ohh!

Ahh!

You've grown, cabrón!

You're a big sucker for 16!

You miss me? No.

You should have.

What was it like inside?

The joint is the joint.

Why didn't you come home after you got out?

We haven't had a home since Steve died.

Don't be such a dreamer, man.

My dreams are pure rock 'n' roll.

Go wash your hands for dinner.

Okay, Mama.

Ha ha ha!

Gino!

You little pigs!

I'm going to tell your mothers on you!

Peoow! You tell 'em, Rosie!

Mom, what the hell are you doing here?

I came to work.

I came to take you out of this dump.

Not before we make some money.

Ma.

I mean honest money.

Hey! I've been working.

Why can't you believe me for once?

Mom... what's going on?

We're getting out of this shit-hole tomorrow.

Okay, m'ijo.

Okay.

Oh, don't.

Oh.

Oh... Oh, please.

Oh.

Oh, tell me you love me.

Uh!

Ahh.

Ahh.

Why didn't you tell me this was your first time?

You didn't ask.

You coming, Richie?

Nah. I think I'll wait up a while.

You're really something, you know that?

Say, Richie!

What's up, man?

I should ask you.

Aw... hey... Wait a minute, man.

Did I horn in on something between‒

Just forget it.

I thought you'd changed.

I'm going to miss you.

Come on, huh?

Rosie.

Come stay with us sometime.

Bob got us a big house in Pacoima.

You're gonna be late for work.

My dad wouldn't like it.

Come on, let's go!

I love you, m'ija.

Bye, Connie.

Good-bye, m'ija.

Richie...

Bye, Rosie.

Bye!

Bye!

Rosa!

Connie, don't let the baby fall.

Richie!

Richie, your breakfast is‒

Your breakfast is on the table. I'm off to work.

And don't ditch school today.

Thanks, Mom.

Rosie, the baby's with the girls.

See you tonight.

Morning, Rosie.

Morning, girls.

Hi-o! Hi-o!

Bob come in last night?

He doesn't spend much time at home, does he?

You do.

Yeah, well...

I'm me.

Quiet!

Class is in session.

Sit there, Miss Ludwig.

Now, take out your history books, chapter seven.

Who is the blonde?

I don't know, but I think I'm in love.

Yeah? Well, forget it.

She's way above your class, High Tone.

You just concentrate on that audition tonight.

Hi.

Hi.

They call me High Tone. You?

Donna.

Mind if I walk with you, Donna?

Sure.

Uh...

I mean, no, I don't mind.

Donna. That's a nice name.

Thanks.

On second thought, call me Richie.

Uh...

Oh.

This is my class.

Um...

where's yours?

It's in the gym. I got P.E.

You're late.

Yeah.

Well, uh...

bye.

Donna.

Bye... High Tone.

Party time!

Say, Ed!

You want to buy a kilo?

¡Órale! You did it, carnalito!

By the sweat of my balls.

You did it!

Mamacita.

All right, all right. Come here.

Richie, I want you to meet Rudy.

He's the leader of the Silhouettes.

Yeah, well, look, Valenzuela.

Chino keeps telling me you're a real hotshot.

So... Whoa, whoa, whoa. What's that?

It's my amp.