La Bamba (1987)
Het levensverhaal van Ritchie Valens, de rock 'n roll zanger die tragisch om het leven kwam op 17-jarige leeftijd bij een vliegtuigongeluk. We volgen zijn leven vanaf zijn arme dagen in een Mexicaanse sloppenwijk totdat hij een superster wordt en rijkdom verwerft, maar ook de relatie met zijn broer Bob en zijn vriendin Donna.
Regiseur: Luis Valdez
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Lou Diamond Phillips as Ritchie Valens |
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Danielle von Zerneck as Donna Ludwig |
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Elizabeth Peña as Rosie Morales |
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Rosanna DeSoto as Connie Valenzuela |
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Esai Morales as Bob Morales |
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Joe Pantoliano as Bob Keane |
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Marshall Crenshaw as Buddy Holly |
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Brian Setzer as Eddie Cochran |
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Daniel Valdez as Lelo |
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Howard Huntsberry as Jackie Wilson |
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Felipe Cantu as Curandero |
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Eddie Frias as Chino |
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Mike Moroff as Mexican Ed |
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Geoffrey Rivas as Rudy |
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Sam Anderson as Mr. Ludwig |
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Maggie Gwinn as Mrs. Ludwig |
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Jeffrey Alan Chandler as Alan Freed |
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Stephen Lee as Big Bopper |
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John Quade as Bartender |
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Lettie Ibarra as Vera |
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Diane Rodriguez as Ernestine |
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Katie Valdez as Connie Jr. |
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Gloria Balcorta as Irma |
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Ernesto Hernández as Garbage Man |
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Noble Willingham as Howard |
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Thom Pintello as Sound Engineer |
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Stephen F. Schmidt as Tommy Allsup |
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Rosanna Locke as Sharon Sheeley |
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Kim Sebastian as Donna's Girlfriend |
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Dyana Ortelli as Rosalinda |
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Andy Griggs as Mr. House |
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Art K. Koustik as Trucker |
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Tony Genaro as Mr. Caballero |
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Allison Robinson as Girl at Party |
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Hunter Payne as Baseball Announcer |
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Joe Miller as Student |
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Mary Ann Tanedo as Student |
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Barb Jittner as Student |
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Brian Russell as Student |
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Yolanda Martinez Olivarri as Tall Blonde Girl on Motorcycle |
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Frank Aragon as Student |
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Linda Holdahl as Dancer |
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Thomas Rosales Jr. as Man at Party |
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Matthew Shields as Dancer |
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Reynaldo Silva as Student |
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Connie Valenzuela as Elderly Lady at Party |
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Rick Dees as Ted Quillin |
| Directing | Luis Valdez | Director |
| Writing | Luis Valdez | Writer |
| Crew | Janet Brady | Stunts |
| Crew | Dick Ziker | Stunts |
| Production | Richard Davis Jr. | Location Manager |
| Editing | Sheldon Kahn | Editor |
| Production | Josh King | Location Manager |
| Art | Rosemary Brandenburg | Set Decoration |
| Production | Misty Carey | Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Kerry Lyn McKissick | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sylvia Vega-Vasquez | Costume Design |
| Production | Taylor Hackford | Producer |
| Production | Junie Lowry-Johnson | Casting |
| Production | Marcy Carriker | Casting Associate |
| Production | Stuart Benjamin | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Adam Greenberg | Director of Photography |
| Production | Bill Borden | Producer |
| Art | Vincent M. Cresciman | Production Design |
| Production | Daniel Valdez | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Don Brochu | Editor |
| Production | Alan C. Blomquist | Unit Production Manager |
| Crew | Ronnie Rondell Jr. | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Freddie Hice | Stunts |
| Crew | Steve M. Davison | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Tim A. Davison | Stunts |
| Art | Dan Perri | Title Designer |
| Sound | Miles Goodman | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Carlos Santana | Original Music Composer |