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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
Production
New Visions Pictures
Budget
$6,500,000
Revenue
$54,215,416
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
M
Marshall Crenshaw
Buddy Holly
Brian Setzer
Eddie Cochran
D
Daniel Valdez
Lelo
H
Howard Huntsberry
Jackie Wilson
