La Bamba (1987)

Name: La Bamba
Released: 1987
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Lou Diamond Phillips, Danielle von Zerneck, Elizabeth Peña, Rosanna DeSoto, Esai Morales

• Movies, Drama, Music

• 108 min

7.2

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

Directed by: Luis Valdez
Casting: 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
Countries: United States of America
Premiere: 1987-07-24
Status: Released

Tags: rock 'n' roll, biography, death, dying young, nostalgic, mexican american, marital rape, 1950s, romantic

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.