Lou Diamond Phillips played the character.
Ritchie Valens (Born Ricardo Steven Valenzuela)He sings the song too.
10CC You may be thinking of Richie Valens big hit Donna. , which peaked at number two in late 1958.
Maybe some verses are, but basically it's about the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper.
The actor who played Ritchie Valens in La Bamba was Lou Diamond Phillips. He has also starred in other movies such as Young Guns, and Young Guns 2. He has played parts in other movies as well.
Ritchie Valens wrote the song and we should give him most of the credit. Los Lobos then sung the song and made it very famous. It hit number one in the United states and United Kingdom! When Valens sang it, he made it to the Rolling Stone top 500. It was the only song in Spanish on that list.
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I saw a concert with Waylon Jennings and he said he was the one who gave up his seat on the plane to Richie Valens.
richie valens was born and raised in beautiful Pacoima, CA. otherwise known as PACTOWN
His family came from Mexico.
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Waylon Jennings
"Donna" was sung by Richie Valens in 1958
Richie Valens
many people listened to his music