Luis ValdezDirector
Lou Diamond PhillipsRitchie Valens
Danielle von ZerneckDonna Ludwig
Elizabeth PeñaRosie Morales
Rosanna DeSotoConnie Valenzuela
Esai MoralesBob Morales
Joe PantolianoBob Keane
Marshall CrenshawBuddy Holly- Brian SetzerEddie Cochran
- Daniel ValdezLelo
- Howard HuntsberryJackie Wilson
- Felipe CantuCurandero
- Eddie FriasChino
La Bamba
- drama
- music
24 Jul 1987
7.3
4
1h 48min
Born into poverty. Destined for stardom. He lived the American dream.
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.
