Classic Cinema Screening: La Bamba (1987)

A screening of the 1987 biopic *La Bamba*, which follows the brief, meteoric rise of 17-year-old Richie Valens from Mexican-American field laborer to rock-and-roll star before his death in a 1959 plane crash. The film runs 109 minutes and is rated PG-13. The screening takes place on Wednesday, September 16, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at the Rogers Park branch, with English subtitles available for accessibility. This is part of the library system's ongoing Community Cinema series, which hosts film screenings at library branches throughout Chicago.