Directed by:
Luis ValdezScreenplay:
Luis ValdezCinematography:
Adam GreenbergComposer:
Miles GoodmanCast:
Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Elizabeth Peña, Danielle von Zerneck, Joe Pantoliano, Brian Setzer, Noble Willingham, Stephen Lee (more)VOD (4)
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The life of rock & roll legend Ritchie Valens bursts across the screen in the highly celebrated music-filled biopic La Bamba, starring Lou Diamond Phillips as the teenage sensation whose rise to fame was tragically cut short at the age of 17. Phillips gives an electrifying performance as Valens, who has to contend with racial prejudice, a jealous brother (a stunningly intense Esai Morales) and an overbearing mother, before his unique style of Latino-influenced rock & roll rockets him to fame, but sets him on the path for an unavoidable date with destiny. Featuring music from Grammy Award winning rock band Los Lobos, and also starring Elizabeth Peña, director Luis Valdez's La Bamba is an irresistibly toe-tapping depiction of the early days of American rock music, and the indelible influence one young man had upon it. (Eureka Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Lou Diamond Phillips](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267780_5de6ff.jpg)
Lou Diamond Phillips
Philippines
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (video compilation)
La Bamba (1987)
The Big Hit (1998)
![Esai Morales](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269426_fd7f19.jpg)
Esai Morales
USA
Best movies:
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
La Bamba (1987)
Bad Boys (1983)
![Rosanna DeSoto](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/066/037/66037493_bb833e.jpg)
Rosanna DeSoto
USA
Best movies:
La Bamba (1987)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Cannery Row (1982)
![Elizabeth Peña](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270816_b23b4a.jpg)
Elizabeth Peña
USA
Best movies:
The Incredibles (2004)
La Bamba (1987)
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
![Danielle von Zerneck](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/483/483280_0b5141.jpg)
Danielle von Zerneck
USA
Best movies:
Living in Oblivion (1995)
La Bamba (1987)
By Dawn's Early Light (1990) (TV movie)
![Joe Pantoliano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/560/165560538_deb34e.jpg)
Joe Pantoliano
USA
Best movies:
The Matrix (1999)
The Fugitive (1993)
Memento (2000)
Brian Setzer
USA
Best movies:
La Bamba (1987)
The Great White Hype (1996)
The Country Bears (2002)
![Noble Willingham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274035_9c668c.jpg)
Noble Willingham
USA
Best movies:
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Of Mice and Men (1992)
Chinatown (1974)
![Stephen Lee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/728/158728254_904da9.jpg)
Stephen Lee
USA
Best movies:
The Negotiator (1998)
La Bamba (1987)
Purple Hearts (1984)
![Sam Anderson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280058_355956.jpg)
Sam Anderson
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
La Bamba (1987)
Prey (1998) (series)
![Thomas Rosales Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/812/157812622_d0567a.jpg)
Thomas Rosales Jr.
USA
Best movies:
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Heat (1995)
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Diane Rodriguez
Best movies:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
La Bamba (1987)
Zoot Suit (1981)
![John Quade](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000252_ec55cf.jpg)
John Quade
USA
![Mike Moroff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/512/159512364_0a9d8e.jpg)
Mike Moroff
USA
Tony Genaro
USA
Best movies:
La Bamba (1987)
Phenomenon (1996)
Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker (1989) (TV movie)
![Dyana Ortelli](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/144/160144501_96aac5.jpg)
Dyana Ortelli
Mexico
Best movies:
La Bamba (1987)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Spies in Disguise (2019)
![Geoffrey Rivas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/428/164428865_61147a.jpg)
Geoffrey Rivas
Best movies:
La Bamba (1987)
When You Remember Me (1990) (TV movie)
Notes From Underground (1995)
Allison Robinson
Best movies:
La Bamba (1987)
Hoffa (1992)
Billy Madison (1995)
Frank Aragon
USA
Best movies:
Seven Pounds (2008)
La Bamba (1987)
Stand and Deliver (1988)
Mary Ann Tanedo
Best movies:
La Bamba (1987)