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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Written By
- Luis Valdez
- written by
Cast
- 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 Keane
- Rick Dees
- Ted Quillin
- Marshall Crenshaw
- Buddy Holly
- Howard Huntsberry
- Jackie Wilson
- Brian Setzer
- Eddie Cochran
- Daniel Valdez
- Lelo
- Felipe Cantu
- Curandero
- Eddie Frias
- Chino
- Mike Moroff
- Mexican Ed
- Geoffrey Rivas
- Rudy
- Sam Anderson
- Mr. Ludwig
- Maggie Gwinn
- Mrs. Ludwig
- Jeffrey Alan Chandler
- Alan Freed
- Stephen Lee
- Big Bopper
- John Quade
- Bartender
- Lettie Ibarra
- Vera
- Diane Rodriguez
- Ernestine
- Katie Valdez
- Connie Jr.
- Gloria Balcorta
- Irma
- Ernesto Hernández
- Garbage Man
- Noble Willingham
- Howard
- Thom Pintello
- Sound Engineer
- Stephen F. Schmidt
- Tommy Allsup
- Rosanna Locke
- Sharon Sheeley
- Kim Sebastian
- Donna's Girlfriend
- Dyana Ortelli
- Rosalinda
- Andy Griggs
- Mr. House
- Art K. Koustik
- Trucker
- Tony Genaro
- Mr. Caballero
- Allison Robinson
- Girl at Party
- Hunter Payne
- Baseball Announcer
- Joe Miller
- Student
- Mary Ann Tanedo
- Student
- Barb Jittner
- Student
- Brian Russell
- Student
- Francisco Aragon
- Student
- Linda Holdahl
- Featured Dancer
- Dominic Lucero
- Dancer
- Yolanda Martinez Olivarri
- Tall Blond Girl on Motorcycle
- Rooney Paris
- Fan
- Thomas Rosales Jr.
- Man at Party
- Reynaldo Silva
- Student / Party Animal
- Oliver Theess
- Kid in the Street / kid in the Concert
- Connie Valenzuela
- Elderly Lady at Party
Produced By
- Stuart Benjamin
- executive producer
- Bill Borden
- producer
- Taylor Hackford
- producer
- Daniel Valdez
- associate producer
Music
Cinematography
- Adam Greenberg
- director of photography
Sound
- Albert Aquino
- cable man
- Allan Bromberg
- foley editor
- Richard Friedman
- adr editor
- Mark Gordon
- sound editor
- Warren Hamilton Jr.
- sound editor
- Fred Judkins
- supervising sound editor
- Rick Kline
- re-recording mixer
- Tom C. McCarthy
- supervising sound editor
- Donald O. Mitchell
- re-recording mixer
- Kevin O'Connell
- re-recording mixer
- Joel Shryack
- boom operator
- Susumu Tokunow
- sound mixer
- Jack Keller
- sound recordist
- Bill Voigtlander
- adr editor
Editing
Casting Director
Production Design
Set Design
Costumes
Makeup
- Richard Arrington
- makeup artist
- Lisa Meyers
- assistant hair stylist
- Bill Myer
- assistant makeup artist
- Peter Tothpal
- hair stylist
- La Bamba
- makeup artist
- Adam Christopher
- makeup artist
Special Effects
- Kevin Pike
- special effects supervisor
Assistant Director
- Stephen J. Fisher
- first assistant director
- Richard Graves
- first assistant director: second unit
- Michael Katleman
- second assistant director
Production Management
- Alan C. Blomquist
- unit production manager
Art Department
- Jane Brown
- lead scenic artist
- Eduardo H. Esparza
- construction supervisor
- Greta Grigorian
- stand-by decorator
- Joni Indursky
- lead person
- Lynn A. Johanson
- paint foreman
- Jeff Jones
- scenic artist
- Roger Kelton
- construction coordinator
- Linda Kiffe
- assistant property master
- Randlett King Lawrence
- construction foreman
- Marco López
- swing gang
- Paul Powers
- visual illustrator
- Mike Reiber
- painter
- Pola Shreiber
- stand-by decorator
- Charles Stewart
- property master
- Scott Tabor
- art department assistant
- Todd E. Weisman
- swing gang
- James Terry Welden
- assistant art director
- Nancy Booth
- set dresser
- Bill Holmquist
- propmaker
- Daryl 'Dazz' Reynolds
- swing gang
Stunts
- Janet Brady
- stunts
- Steve M. Davison
- stunt coordinator / stunts
- Tim A. Davison
- stunts
- Freddie Hice
- stunts
- Alan Oliney
- stunts
- Ronnie Rondell Jr.
- stunt coordinator
- Thomas Rosales Jr.
- stunts
- Cha Cha Sandoval-McMahon
- stunts
- Dick Ziker
- stunts
- Matthew R. Anderson
- stunts
- Jimmy Ortega
- stunts
- Eddie Perez
- stunts
Editorial
- Jeffrey James Bell
- assistant editor
- Alana Caudillo
- post-production coordinator
- Howard Davis
- apprentice editor
- Priscila Giraldo
- post-production coordinator
Other
- Todd Adair
- driver
- Bob Bailey
- driver
- Thomas P. Donovan
- driver
- Jerry Gordon
- driver
- Darwin Joston
- transportation captain
- Joe Lanzl
- driver
- Gary Littlefield
- transportation coordinator
- Wayne Nelson
- driver
- Craig Scott
- driver
- Danny L. Swanson
- driver
- Mark Wescott
- driver
- Don Skow
- picture cars
Music Department
- David Hidalgo
- singing voice: Lou Diamond Phillips
- Los Lobos
- performer: Ritchie Valens' music
- John E. Oliver
- sideline musician supervisor
- Robert & Johnny
- music supplier
- Joel Sill
- executive music producer
- Curt Sobel
- supervising music editor
- George Doering
- musician
- Robert Schaper
- music engineer
Casting Department
- Marcy Carriker
- casting associate
- Robert J. Teitelbaum
- extras casting
Costume Department
- Yvonne Cervantes
- costumer
- Elizabeth C. Grudzinski-Seal
- costumer
Camera Department
- Von Babasin
- grip
- Chuck Colwell
- director of photography: second unit
- Alicia Craft
- second assistant camera
- Andrew Dickerman
- video playback assist
- Sam Emerson
- still photographer
- Reuben David Feldthouse
- electrician
- Claude Fullerton
- grip
- Craig Garfield
- grip
- Jono Kouzouyan
- chief lighting technician
- Thomas Luehrsen
- video playback assist
- Merrick Morton
- special still photographer
- Gary Parker
- key grip
- John Pierce
- electrician
- Vance Piper
- first assistant camera
- R.J. Sharp
- best boy grip
- Jack Yanekian
- best boy electric
- Tom Bookout
- grip
- Donald Burghardt
- additional second assistant camera
- John M. Heller
- special photographer
- George Palmer
- electrician
Location Management
- Richard Davis Jr.
- location manager
- Darryl Harmon
- location projectionist: Penthouse Screening
- Josh King
- location manager
- Marshall D. Moore
- location scout
Script Department
- Kerry Lyn McKissick
- script supervisor
- P.R. Tooke
- script supervisor: second unit
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