La Bamba

Directed by Luis Valdez
1987    1h 48m    PG-13
Drama, Biography, Music
6.983%78%
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Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called "Donna" that he wrote for his girlfriend. But as his star rises, Valens has conflicts with his jealous brother, Bob, and becomes haunted by a recurring nightmare of a plane crash just as he begins his first national tour alongside Buddy Holly.
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Cast of La Bamba
  • Lou Diamond PhillipsRitchie Valens
  • Danielle von ZerneckDonna Ludwig
  • Elizabeth PeñaRosie Morales
  • Rosanna DeSotoConnie Valenzuela
  • Esai MoralesBob Morales
  • Joe PantolianoBob Keane
  • Marshall CrenshawBuddy Holly
  • Brian SetzerEddie Cochran
  • Daniel ValdezLelo
  • Howard HuntsberryJackie Wilson
  • Felipe CantuCurandero
  • Eddie FriasChino
  • Mike MoroffMexican Ed
  • Geoffrey RivasRudy
  • Sam AndersonMr. Ludwig
  • Maggie GwinnMrs. Ludwig
  • Jeffrey Alan ChandlerAlan Freed
  • Stephen LeeBig Bopper
  • John QuadeBartender
  • Lettie IbarraVera
  • Diane RodriguezErnestine
  • Katie ValdezConnie Jr.
  • Gloria BalcortaIrma
  • Ernesto HernándezGarbage Man
  • Noble WillinghamHoward
  • Thom PintelloSound Engineer
  • Stephen F. SchmidtTommy Allsup
  • Rosanna LockeSharon Sheeley
  • Kim SebastianDonna's Girlfriend
  • Dyana OrtelliRosalinda
  • Andy GriggsMr. House
  • Art K. KoustikTrucker
  • Tony GenaroMr. Caballero
  • Allison RobinsonGirl at Party
  • Hunter PayneBaseball Announcer
  • Joe MillerStudent
  • Mary Ann TanedoStudent
  • Barb JittnerStudent
  • Brian RussellStudent
  • Yolanda Martinez OlivarriTall Blonde Girl on Motorcycle
  • Frank AragonStudent
  • Linda HoldahlDancer
  • Thomas Rosales Jr.Man at Party
  • Matthew ShieldsDancer
  • Reynaldo SilvaStudent
  • Connie ValenzuelaElderly Lady at Party
  • Rick DeesTed Quillin
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