La Bamba (1987)★ 7.3/10
- Drama
- Music
- Biography
Directed by: Luis Valdez
Written by: Luis Valdez
A biographical account of the ascent from obscurity of Ritchie Valens, an early rock and roll singer who tragically perished at the age of 17 in a plane crash alongside Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper.
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Cast & crew
Lou Diamond PhillipsRitchie Valens
Esai MoralesBob Morales
Rosanna DeSotoConnie Valenzuela
Elizabeth PeñaRosie Morales
Danielle von ZerneckDonna Ludwig
Joe PantolianoBob Keane
Rick DeesTed Quillin
Marshall CrenshawBuddy HollyHoward HuntsberryJackie Wilson
Brian SetzerEddie Cochran
Daniel ValdezLeloFelipe CantuCuranderoEddie FriasChino
Mike MoroffMexican Ed
Geoffrey RivasRudy
Sam AndersonMr. LudwigMaggie GwinnMrs. Ludwig
Jeffrey Alan ChandlerAlan Freed
Stephen LeeBig Bopper
John QuadeBartenderLettie IbarraVera
Diane RodriguezErnestineKatie ValdezConnie Jr.Gloria BalcortaIrmaErnesto HernándezGarbage Man
Noble WillinghamHowardThom PintelloSound EngineerStephen F. SchmidtTommy Allsup
Rosanna LockeSharon SheeleyKim SebastianDonna's Girlfriend
Dyana OrtelliRosalindaAndy GriggsMr. HouseArt K. KoustikTrucker
Tony GenaroMr. CaballeroAllison RobinsonGirl at PartyHunter PayneBaseball AnnouncerJoe MillerStudentMaryAnn TanedoStudentBarb JittnerStudentBrian RussellStudent
Francisco AragonStudent (uncredited)
Linda HoldahlFeatured Dancer (uncredited)
Dominic LuceroDancer (uncredited)Yolanda Martinez OlivarriTall Blond Girl on Motorcycle (uncredited)Rooney ParisFan (uncredited)
Thomas Rosales Jr.Man at Party (uncredited)Reynaldo SilvaStudent (uncredited)
Oliver TheessKid in the Street (uncredited)Connie ValenzuelaElderly Lady at Party (uncredited)