La Bamba

Name: La Bamba
Cast: Lou Diamond Phillips, Danielle von Zerneck, Elizabeth Peña, Rosanna DeSoto, Esai Morales

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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 & Crew

Director: Luis ValdezProducers: Bill Borden, Stuart Benjamin, Taylor Hackford

Lou Diamond Phillips

as Ritchie Valens

Danielle von Zerneck

as Donna Ludwig

Elizabeth Peña

as Rosie Morales

Rosanna DeSoto

as Connie Valenzuela

Esai Morales

as Bob Morales

Joe Pantoliano

as Bob Keane

Marshall Crenshaw

as Buddy Holly

Brian Setzer

as Eddie Cochran

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