January 28, 2024
LA BAMBA (1984) – AFI Movie Club
Charting the unprecedented rise of Chicano rock star Ritchie Valens in the 1950s, LA BAMBA (1987) was written and directed by Luis Valdez and marked a breakthrough performance for star Lou Diamond Phillips. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about LA BAMBA. Have Get The Picture delivered to your inbox every day. SIGN UP...
May 12, 2022
STAND AND DELIVER (1988) – AFI Movie Club
Based on the remarkable true story of an East Los Angeles math class that beat the odds to conquer the AP calculus exam, STAND AND DELIVER (1988) stars AFI Trustee Edward James Olmos as Garfield High School teacher Jaime Escalante – whose trials and triumphs in nurturing his students earned a place on AFI’s 100...
January 3, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: STAND AND DELIVER
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on October 9, 2020. STAND AND DELIVER stars Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips and Rosana De Soto – and is included on AFI’s 100 YEARS…100 CHEERS list of the most inspiring films of all time. In this video from the AFI Archive, stars Edward James Olmos...
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