La Bamba 36 years old

Born into poverty. Destined for stardom. He lived the American dream.

La Bamba

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.

Credits

La Bamba Cast

Name Character
Elizabeth Peña She was 25, 53 years old when she died as Rosie Morales
Joe Pantoliano He was 35, now 72 years old as Bob Keane
Lou Diamond Phillips He was 25, now 62 years old as Ritchie Valens
Sam Anderson He was 42, now 78 years old as Mr. Ludwig
Esai Morales He was 24, now 61 years old as Bob Morales
Danielle von Zerneck She was 21, now 58 years old as Donna Ludwig
Brian Setzer He was 28, now 64 years old as Eddie Cochran
Mike Moroff He was 25, now 62 years old as Mexican Ed
Noble Willingham He was 55, 72 years old when he died as Howard
Thomas Rosales, Jr. He was 39, now 76 years old as Man at Party
Dyana Ortelli She was 26, now 62 years old as Rosalinda
Geoffrey Rivas as Rudy
Stephen Lee He was 12, 39 years old when he died as Big Bopper
Rosanna DeSoto She was 36, now 73 years old as Connie Valenzuela
Marshall Crenshaw He was 33, now 70 years old as Buddy Holly
Linda Holdahl She was 23, now 60 years old as Dancer
Tony Genaro He was 45, 72 years old when he died as Mr. Caballero
Rick Dees He was 37, now 74 years old as Ted Quillin
Kim Sebastian as Donna's Girlfriend
Frank Aragon as Student
John Quade He was 49, 71 years old when he died as Bartender
Daniel Valdez He was 38, now 74 years old as Lelo

La Bamba Crew

Name Department
Alan C. Blomquist as Unit Production Manager. Production
Junie Lowry-Johnson as Casting. Production
Sheldon Kahn as Editor. He was 47 (now 84) years old Editing
Rosemary Brandenburg as Set Decoration. Art
Bill Borden as Producer. He was 37 (now 74) years old Production
Miles Goodman as Music. He was 37 (46) years old when He died Sound
Daniel Valdez as Associate Producer. He was 38 (now 74) years old Production
Taylor Hackford as Producer. He was 42 (now 79) years old Production
Luis Valdez as Director. He was 47 (now 83) years old Directing
Luis Valdez as Writer. He was 47 (now 83) years old Writing
Carlos Santana as Music. He was 40 (now 76) years old Sound
La Bamba poster
La Bamba (36 years)

Born into poverty. Destined for stardom. He lived the American dream.

  • Release day: Friday, July 24, 1987
  • Runtime: 108 minutes
  • Budget: 6500000.00
  • Revenue: 54215416.00