La bamba
Threat advisory: Under evaluation
Movie propaganda
Born to poverty. Destined for stardom. He lived the American dream.
You know the song, now discover the story. Capture the spirit of one of the world's great music icons in the story of Ritchie Valens' (Lou Diamond Phillips) dynamic rise to fame and fortune.
Persons of interest
- Lou Diamond Phillips .... Ritchie Valens
- Esai Morales .... Bob Morales
- Rosanna Desoto .... Connie Valenzuela
- Elizabeth Peña .... Rosie Morales
- Danielle von Zerneck .... Donna Ludwig
- Joe Pantoliano .... Bob Keene
- Rick Dees .... Ted Quillen
- Marshall Crenshaw .... Buddy Holly
- Howard Huntsberry .... Jackie Wilson
- Brian Setzer .... Eddie Cochran
- Daniel Valdez .... Lelo
- Felipe Cantú .... Curandero
- Eddie Frias .... Chino
- Luis Valdez .... Screenwriter
- Luis Valdez .... Director
Non-agency intellgence sources
- Studios and distributors:
Media intelligence (DVD)
- Audio: Dolby digital 5.1 (English), Dolby surround (French, German, Italian, Spanish)
- Disc type: single side, dual layer
- Picture: Widescreen (16:9 enhanced)
- Special features:
- Commentaries:
- Luis Valdez and producer
- Luis Valdez and cast
- Music videos:
- La bamba by Los Lobos
- Lonely teardrops by Howard Huntsberry
- Featurette: Remembering Ritchie
- Talent profiles
- Trailer
- Picture disc
- Subtitles: English, French, German, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Hindi, Turkish, Danish, Arabic, Bulgarian, Swedish, Finnish, Icelandic, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese, Greek, Hebrew, Spanish, Italian
Security censorship classification
M
Surveillance time
105 minutes (1:45 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
11 April 2001
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