La Bamba

“Born into poverty. Destined for stardom. He lived the American dream.”

Released: 1987

PLOT

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.

IMDB RATING

7.263

DIRECTOR

Luis Valdez

WRITER

- Luis Valdez

Find Script

🕓Running time: 1h 48m

💰Budget: $6,500,000

🎫Revenue: $54,215,416

Actors

Lou Diamond Phillips

Lou Diamond PhillipsRitchie Valens

Danielle von Zerneck

Danielle von ZerneckDonna Ludwig

Elizabeth Peña

Elizabeth PeñaRosie Morales

Rosanna DeSoto

Rosanna DeSotoConnie Valenzuela

Esai Morales

Esai MoralesBob Morales

Joe Pantoliano

Joe PantolianoBob Keane

Marshall Crenshaw

Marshall CrenshawBuddy Holly

Brian Setzer

Brian SetzerEddie Cochran

Daniel Valdez

Daniel ValdezLelo

Howard Huntsberry

Howard HuntsberryJackie Wilson

Felipe Cantu

Felipe CantuCurandero

Eddie Frias

Eddie FriasChino

Mike Moroff

Mike MoroffMexican Ed

Geoffrey Rivas

Geoffrey RivasRudy

Sam Anderson

Sam AndersonMr. Ludwig

Maggie Gwinn

Maggie GwinnMrs. Ludwig

Jeffrey Alan Chandler

Jeffrey Alan ChandlerAlan Freed

Stephen Lee

Stephen LeeBig Bopper

John Quade

John QuadeBartender

Lettie Ibarra

Lettie IbarraVera

Diane Rodriguez

Diane RodriguezErnestine

Katie Valdez

Katie ValdezConnie Jr.

Gloria Balcorta

Gloria BalcortaIrma

Ernesto Hernández

Ernesto HernándezGarbage Man

Noble Willingham

Noble WillinghamHoward

Thom Pintello

Thom PintelloSound Engineer

Stephen F. Schmidt

Stephen F. SchmidtTommy Allsup

Rosanna Locke

Rosanna LockeSharon Sheeley

Kim Sebastian

Kim SebastianDonna's Girlfriend

Dyana Ortelli

Dyana OrtelliRosalinda

Andy Griggs

Andy GriggsMr. House

Art K. Koustik

Art K. KoustikTrucker

Tony Genaro

Tony GenaroMr. Caballero

Allison Robinson

Allison RobinsonGirl at Party

Hunter Payne

Hunter PayneBaseball Announcer

Joe Miller

Joe MillerStudent

Mary Ann Tanedo

Mary Ann TanedoStudent

Barb Jittner

Barb JittnerStudent

Brian Russell

Brian RussellStudent

Yolanda Martinez Olivarri

Yolanda Martinez OlivarriTall Blonde Girl on Motorcycle

Frank Aragon

Frank AragonStudent

Linda Holdahl

Linda HoldahlDancer

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Thomas Rosales Jr.Man at Party

Matthew Shields

Matthew ShieldsDancer

Reynaldo Silva

Reynaldo SilvaStudent

Connie Valenzuela

Connie ValenzuelaElderly Lady at Party

Rick Dees

Rick DeesTed Quillin

Visit Touchpoint Video

Powered by TMDB. © MyMovieScripts.com. All Rights Reserved. Make your videos interactive|Built by

TouchPoint.Video