La Bamba (1987)1h48
Drama · Music
Director Luis Valdez
Also directed Zoot Suit, The Cisco Kid, I Am Joaquin, and 4 more
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.
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Cast
Lou Diamond Phillips
Danielle von Zerneck
Elizabeth Peña
Rosanna DeSoto
Esai Morales
Joe Pantoliano- Marshall Crenshaw
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