Tagline: Born into poverty. Destined for stardom. He lived the American dream.
Genre: Drama, Music
Director: Luis Valdez
Cast: Lou Diamond Phillips, Danielle von Zerneck, Elizabeth Peña, Rosanna DeSoto, Esai Morales, Joe Pantoliano, Marshall Crenshaw, Brian Setzer, Daniel Valdez, Howard Huntsberry, Felipe Cantu, Eddie Frias, Mike Moroff, Geoffrey Rivas, Sam Anderson, Maggie Gwinn, Jeffrey Alan Chandler, Stephen Lee, John Quade, Lettie Ibarra, Diane Rodriguez, Katie Valdez, Gloria Balcorta, Ernesto Hernández, Noble Willingham, Thom Pintello, Stephen F. Schmidt, Rosanna Locke, Kim Sebastian, Dyana Ortelli, Andy Griggs, Art K. Koustik, Tony Genaro, Allison Robinson, Hunter Payne, Joe Miller, Mary Ann Tanedo, Barb Jittner, Brian Russell, Yolanda Martinez Olivarri, Frank Aragon, Linda Holdahl, Thomas Rosales Jr., Matthew Shields, Reynaldo Silva, Connie Valenzuela, Rick Dees
Release: 1987-07-24
Runtime: 108
Plot: Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of singer Ritchie Valens whose life was cut short by a plane crash.