La Bamba
- Released on
Drama, Music
•- Runtime
- 108 mins
(703 votes)
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.
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 Phillips
- Danielle von Zerneck
- Elizabeth Peña
- Rosanna DeSoto
- Esai Morales
- Joe Pantoliano
- Marshall Crenshaw
- Brian Setzer
- Daniel Valdez
- Howard Huntsberry
- Felipe Cantu
- Eddie Frias
- Mike Moroff
- Geoffrey Rivas
- Sam Anderson
- Maggie Gwinn
- Jeffrey Alan Chandler
- Stephen Lee
- John Quade
- Lettie Ibarra
- Diane Rodriguez
- Katie Valdez
- Gloria Balcorta
- Ernesto Hernández
- Noble Willingham
- Thom Pintello
- Stephen F. Schmidt
- Rosanna Locke
- Kim Sebastian
- Dyana Ortelli
- Andy Griggs
- Art K. Koustik
- Tony Genaro
- Allison Robinson
- Hunter Payne
- Joe Miller
- Mary Ann Tanedo
- Barb Jittner
- Brian Russell
- Yolanda Martinez Olivarri
- Frank Aragon
- Linda Holdahl
- Thomas Rosales Jr.
- Matthew Shields
- Reynaldo Silva
- Connie Valenzuela
- Rick Dees
Director
- Luis Valdez
Producers
- Taylor Hackford
- Bill Borden
