La Bamba (1987)
| Release Date | 01 May 1987 |
| Budget | $6,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $54,000,000 |
| Tagline | Born to poverty. Destined for stardom. He Lived the American Dream. |
| Genre | Biography, Drama, Music |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Fillmore, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Docudrama, Biopic [feature], Rock Musical |
| Themes | Rags To Riches, Interracial/Cross-Cultural Romance, Dying Young |
| Tones | Heartwarming, Earnest, Rousing, Bittersweet, Nostalgic, Sweet, Elegiac |
| Tags | Crash, Death, Family, Mexican American, Music, Music Business, Performer, Rock Music, Star, Teenagers |
La Bamba is a 1987 American biographical film written and directed by Luis Valdez. The picture features Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Elizabeth Peņa, Danielle von Zerneck, and Joe Pantoliano. The drama is based on the real life events that affected the lives of rock star Ritchie Valens, his half-brother Bob Morales, his girlfriend Donna Ludwig and the rest of their families.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Daniel Valdez
Lelo
Felipe Cantu
Curandero
Eddie Frias
Chino
Mike Moroff
Mexican Ed
Geoffrey Rivas
Rudy
Maggie Gwinn
Mrs. Ludwig
Jeffrey Alan Chandler
Alan Freed
Stephen Lee
Big Bopper
John Quade
Bartender
Lettie Ibarra
Vera
Diane Rodriguez
Ernestine
Katie Valdez
Connie, Jr.
Gloria Balcorta
Irma
Ernesto Hernández
Garbage Man
Thom Pintello
Sound Engineer
Stephen F. Schmidt
Tommy Allsup
Rosanna Locke
Sharon Sheeley
Kim Sebastian
Donna's Girlfriend
Dyana Ortelli
Donna's Girlfriend
Art K. Koustik
Trucker
Tony Genaro
Mr. Caballero
Allison Robinson
Girl at Party
Hunter Payne
Baseball Announcer
Joe Miller
Student
Mary Ann Tanedo
Student
Barb Jittner
Student
Brian Russell
Student
Connie Valenzuela
Old woman at party
Frank Aragon
Student
Linda Holdahl
Featured Dancer
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Man at Party
Director
Luis Valdez
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Producer
Luis Valdez
writer
Stuart Benjamin
executive producer
Bill Borden
producer
Daniel Valdez
associate producer
Original Music
Miles Goodman
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Cinematographer
Adam Greenberg
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Editor
Don Brochu
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Sheldon Kahn
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Casting Director
Junie Lowry-Johnson
Production Designer
Vincent M. Cresciman
Set Decorator
Rosemary Brandenburg
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Costume Designer
Sylvia Vega-Vasquez
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Yvonne Cervantes
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Makeup Department
Richard Arrington
makeup artist
Bill Myer
assistant makeup artist
Peter Tothpal
hair stylist
La Bamba
makeup artist
Adam Christopher
makeup artist
Production Manager
Alan C. Blomquist
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stephen J. Fisher
first assistant director
Richard Graves
first assistant director: second unit
Michael Katleman
second assistant director
Art Department
Jane Brown
lead scenic artist
Eduardo H. Esparza
construction supervisor
Greta Grigorian
stand-by decorator
Joni Indursky
lead person
Jeff Jones
scenic artist
Roger Kelton
construction coordinator
Linda Kiffe
assistant property master
Randlett King Lawrence
construction foreman
Marco López
swing gang
Paul S. Power
visual illustrator
Pola Shreiber
stand-by decorator
Charles Stewart
property master
Todd E. Weisman
swing gang
Terry Welden
assistant art director
Bill Holmquist
propmaker
Daryl 'Dazz' Reynolds
swing gang
Sound Department
Albert Aquino
cable person
Richard Friedman
adr editor
Mark Gordon
sound editor
Warren Hamilton Jr.
sound editor
Fred Judkins
supervising sound editor
Rick Kline
sound re-recording mixer
Tom C. McCarthy
supervising sound editor
Donald O. Mitchell
sound re-recording mixer
Kevin O'Connell
sound re-recording mixer
Joel Shryack
boom operator
Susumu Tokunow
sound mixer
Bill Voigtlander
adr editor
Special Effects
Kevin Pike
special effects supervisor
Stunts
Janet Brady
stunts
Steve M. Davison
stunt coordinator , stunts
Tim A. Davison
stunts
Freddie Hice
stunts
Alan Oliney
stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
stunt coordinator
Thomas Rosales Jr.
stunts
Tanya Russell
stunts
Matthew R. Anderson
stunts
Jimmy Ortega
stunts
Eddie Perez
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Von Babasin
grip
Chuck Colwell
director of photography: second unit
Alicia Craft
second assistant camera
Andrew Dickerman
video playback assist
Sam Emerson
still photographer
Reuben David Feldthouse
electrician
Claude Fullerton
grip
Craig Garfield
grip
Jono Kouzouyan
chief lighting technician
Thomas Luehrsen
video playback assist
Merrick Morton
special still photographer
Gary Parker
key grip
John Pierce
electrician
Vance Piper
first assistant camera
R.J. Sharp
best boy grip
Jack Yanekian
best boy electric
Tom Bookout
grip
Donald Burghardt
additional second assistant camera
John M. Heller
special photographer
George Palmer
electrician
Casting Department
Marcy Carriker
casting associate
Robert J. Teitelbaum
extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Yvonne Cervantes
costumer
Elizabeth Gower
costumer
Editorial Department
Jeffrey James Bell
assistant editor
Alana Caudillo
post-production coordinator
Howard Davis
apprentice editor
Priscila Giraldo
post-production coordinator
Music Department
John E. Oliver
sideline musician supervisor
Joel Sill
executive music producer
Curt Sobel
supervising music editor
Daniel Hidalgo
singing voice: Lou Diamond Phillips
Robert Schaper
music engineer
Transportation Department
Todd Adair
driver
Bob Bailey
driver
Thomas P. Donovan
driver
Jerry Gordon
driver
Joe Lanzl
driver
Gary Littlefield
transportation coordinator
Wayne Nelson
driver
Craig Scott
driver
Danny L. Swanson
driver
Mark Wescott
driver
Other Crew
Andrea Asimow
executive in charge of development: New Visions
Steve Beckham
craft service
Michael Bodnarczuk
production assistant
Allen Burry
publicist: PMX
Misty Carey
production coordinator
Alana Caudillo
assistant: Mr. Borden
Jeff Conroy
production assistant
Richard Davis Jr.
location manager
Miguel Delgado
choreographer
David Diehl
production assistant
Marylou Eales
assistant: Mr. Sill
Lori L. Eschler
production assistant
Phil Esparza
production associate
Jim Fox
guitar instructor
Priscila Giraldo
project manager
Darryl Harmon
location projectionist: Penthouse Screening
Shannon Kane
assistant auditor
Sheldon Katz
production auditor
Josh King
location manager
Jerri Lauridsen
assistant: Mr. Hackford
Marisa Leal
production assistant
Kerry Lyn McKissick
script supervisor
Olga Perez
production assistant
Dan Perri
title designer
Jim Picciolo
animal handler
Jane E. Russell
production secretary
Carrie Stein
researcher
P.R. Tooke
script supervisor: second unit
Steve Clayton
security officer
Production Company
Columbia Pictures Corporation
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New Visions Pictures
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Distributor
Columbia Pictures
CBS Television
Columbia TriStar Home Video
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RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
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Miscellaneous
On Tour Productions
transportation services
Warner Bros. Records
soundtrack
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