Cast and crew
La Bamba (1987)
47 cast and 28 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast47
Lou Diamond PhillipsRitchie Valens
Danielle von ZerneckDonna Ludwig
Elizabeth PeñaRosie Morales
Rosanna DeSotoConnie Valenzuela
Esai MoralesBob Morales
Joe PantolianoBob Keane- Marshall CrenshawBuddy Holly
- Brian SetzerEddie Cochran
- Daniel ValdezLelo
- Howard HuntsberryJackie Wilson
- Felipe CantuCurandero
- Eddie FriasChino
- Mike MoroffMexican Ed
- Geoffrey RivasRudy
- Sam AndersonMr. Ludwig
- Maggie GwinnMrs. Ludwig
- Jeffrey Alan ChandlerAlan Freed
Stephen LeeBig Bopper
John QuadeBartender- Lettie IbarraVera
- Diane RodriguezErnestine
- Katie ValdezConnie Jr.
- Gloria BalcortaIrma
- Ernesto HernándezGarbage Man
Noble WillinghamHoward- Thom PintelloSound Engineer
- Stephen F. SchmidtTommy Allsup
- Rosanna LockeSharon Sheeley
- Kim SebastianDonna's Girlfriend
- Dyana OrtelliRosalinda
- Andy GriggsMr. House
- Art K. KoustikTrucker
Tony GenaroMr. Caballero- Allison RobinsonGirl at Party
- Hunter PayneBaseball Announcer
- Joe MillerStudent
- Mary Ann TanedoStudent
- Barb JittnerStudent
- Brian RussellStudent
- Yolanda Martinez OlivarriTall Blonde Girl on Motorcycle
- Frank AragonStudent
- Linda HoldahlDancer
- Thomas Rosales Jr.Man at Party
- Matthew ShieldsDancer
- Reynaldo SilvaStudent
- Connie ValenzuelaElderly Lady at Party
- Rick DeesTed Quillin
Crew28
Directing
- Luis ValdezDirector
- Kerry Lyn McKissickScript Supervisor
Writing
- Luis ValdezWriter
Production
- Stuart BenjaminExecutive Producer
- Bill BordenProducer
- Taylor HackfordProducer
- Daniel ValdezAssociate Producer
- Junie Lowry-JohnsonCasting
- Alan C. BlomquistUnit Production Manager
- Marcy CarrikerCasting Associate
- Richard Davis Jr.Location Manager
- Josh KingLocation Manager
- Misty CareyProduction Coordinator
Camera
- Adam GreenbergDirector of Photography
Editing
- Don BrochuEditor
- Sheldon KahnEditor
Sound and music
- Miles GoodmanOriginal Music Composer
- Carlos SantanaOriginal Music Composer
Art
- Vincent M. CrescimanProduction Design
- Rosemary BrandenburgSet Decoration
- Dan PerriTitle Designer
Costume and make-up
- Sylvia Vega-VasquezCostume Design
Crew
- Janet BradyStunts
- Dick ZikerStunts
- Ronnie Rondell Jr.Stunt Coordinator
- Freddie HiceStunts
- Steve M. DavisonStunt Coordinator
- Tim A. DavisonStunts