La Bamba(1987)
Born into poverty. Destined for stardom. He lived the American dream.
Overview
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.
- Director:
- Luis Valdez
- Writers:
- Luis Valdez
- Producers:
- Taylor Hackford, Bill Borden
- Cinematographer:
- Adam Greenberg
- Composer:
- Miles Goodman
- Production:
- New Visions Pictures, Columbia Pictures
- Budget:
- $6,500,000
- Revenue:
- $54,215,416
- Status:
- Released
Trailer
Cast
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
You may also like
I'm Not There
2007
Almost Famous
2000
Blonde
2022
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
2022
Clika
2026
Cadillac Records
2008
Hounddog
2008
Rocketman
2019
Blaze
2018
The Five Heartbeats
1991
All Eyez on Me
2017
Mo' Better Blues
1990
Ray
2004
Get On Up
2014
Horns
2013
The Killer Inside Me
2010
Nowhere Boy
2009
Under the Volcano
1984
Lolita
1962
Better Man
2024
Similar Movies
Posel úsvitu
1951
Vortex
2021
Hunting Time
1988
Theophilos
1987
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964
The Silent Ocean
1983
The Sound of Things
2016
Sisi/Last Minute
1991
The Cellist / Dances at a Gathering (The Royal Ballet)
2020
A Day Apart on the Seventeenth
2024
Once
2007
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
1977
Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking
1976
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
1985
Champagne Charlie
1989
Into the Wild
2007
Heaven and Nature
2024
Marbles
Movie
John Rabe
2009
Hoosiers
1986