La Bamba

La Bamba
1987DramaMusic108 mins
★★★★★

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 ... read more

  • Luis Valdez

    Director

  • Luis Valdez

    Writer

  • Adam Greenberg

    Director of Photography

  • Sheldon Kahn

    Editor

  • Don Brochu

    Editor

  • Lou Diamond Phillips

    Ritchie Valens

  • Danielle von Zerneck

    Donna Ludwig

  • Elizabeth Peña

    Rosie Morales

  • Rosanna DeSoto

    Connie Valenzuela

  • Esai Morales

    Bob Morales

  • Joe Pantoliano

    Bob Keane

  • Marshall Crenshaw

    Buddy Holly

  • Brian Setzer

    Eddie Cochran

  • Daniel Valdez

    Lelo

  • Howard Huntsberry

    Jackie Wilson

  • Felipe Cantu

    Curandero

  • Eddie Frias

    Chino

  • Mike Moroff

    Mexican Ed

  • Geoffrey Rivas

    Rudy

  • Sam Anderson

    Mr. Ludwig

  • Maggie Gwinn

    Mrs. Ludwig

  • Jeffrey Alan Chandler

    Alan Freed

  • Stephen Lee

    Big Bopper

  • John Quade

    Bartender

  • Lettie Ibarra

    Vera

  • Diane Rodriguez

    Ernestine

  • Katie Valdez

    Connie Jr.

  • Gloria Balcorta

    Irma

  • Ernesto Hernández

    Garbage Man

  • Noble Willingham

    Howard

  • Thom Pintello

    Sound Engineer

  • Stephen F. Schmidt

    Tommy Allsup

  • Rosanna Locke

    Sharon Sheeley

  • Kim Sebastian

    Donna's Girlfriend

  • Dyana Ortelli

    Rosalinda

  • Andy Griggs

    Mr. House

  • Art K. Koustik

    Trucker

  • Tony Genaro

    Mr. Caballero

  • Allison Robinson

    Girl at Party

  • Hunter Payne

    Baseball Announcer

  • Joe Miller

    Student

  • Mary Ann Tanedo

    Student

  • Barb Jittner

    Student

  • Brian Russell

    Student

  • Yolanda Martinez Olivarri

    Tall Blonde Girl on Motorcycle

    • Runtime

    108 minutes

    Released

    1987-07-24

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Columbia Pictures

    New Visions Pictures

    Sound

  • Miles Goodman

    Music

  • Carlos Santana

    Music

    • Updated

    631 days ago

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