Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called "Donna" that he wrote for his girlfriend. But as his star rises, Valens has conflicts with his jealous brother, Bob, and becomes haunted by a recurring nightmare of a plane crash just as he begins his first national tour alongside Buddy Holly.
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