Release Date
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Original Release
July 24, 1987
1h 48m
La Bamba (1987)
⭐ 7.3108 min
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
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 0.7
Cast
Lou Diamond Phillips
Ritchie Valens
⭐2.8
Danielle von Zerneck
Donna Ludwig
⭐0.7
Elizabeth Peña
Rosie Morales
⭐2.1
Rosanna DeSoto
Connie Valenzuela
⭐1.2
Esai Morales
Bob Morales
⭐2.4
Joe Pantoliano
Bob Keane
⭐3.2
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Marshall Crenshaw
Buddy Holly
⭐0.2
Brian Setzer
Eddie Cochran
⭐0.5
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Daniel Valdez
Lelo
⭐0.4
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Howard Huntsberry
Jackie Wilson
⭐0.1
Genres
DramaMusic
Production Companies
New Visions Pictures
Columbia Pictures
