Product DescriptionLou Diamond Phillips leaves a haunting impression as the late 1950s pop idol Ritchie Valens, who made the Latino influence in rock & roll conspicuous through his hit songs. Filmmaker Luis Valdez (Zoot Suit) creates a nimble, exciting, and sympathetic portrait of the boy driven to rise above obstacles of race and family legacy, and Esai Morales is equally fine as Ritchie's envious, searching brother. Great support from Elizabeth Peņa and Danielle von Zerneck as Valens's sister and mother, respectively, and Joe Pantoliano is solid as the singer's straight-talking manager. Valdez brightens up the third act with a rock & roll show featuring, among others, Brian Setzer as Eddie Cochrane. Marshall Crenshaw turns up as Buddy Holly getting on that plane with Valens, and Los Lobos (who actually performs Valens's music on the soundtrack) has a nifty cameo as a Tijuana band that gives Valens a piece of crucial inspiration. --Tom Keogh - Actors: Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Elizabeth Peņa, Danielle von Zerneck
- Director: Luis Valdez
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
- ISBN: 0767821637
- Language (Original Language): English
- Language (Original Language): Spanish
- Language (Subtitled): Chinese
- Language (Subtitled): English
- Language (Subtitled): Korean
- Language (Subtitled): Spanish
- Language (Subtitled): Thai
- Region Code: 1
- Release Date: 1999-04-06
- Running Time: 108 minutes
- Theatrical Release Date: 1987-07-24
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