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Film / 1987
La Bamba
Directed by
Luis Valdez
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.
The story
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.
Cast
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
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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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