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Esai Manuel Morales Jr. (born October 1, 1962) is an American actor. He has had notable roles in the films Bad Boys with Sean Penn and La Bamba with Lou Diamond Phillips.His television roles include the PBS 2002 drama series American Family, the Showtime series Resurrection Blvd. (2000–2002), portraying Lt. Tony Rodriguez on NYPD Blue (2001–2003), Joseph Adama in the science fiction series ...
La Bamba is a 1987 American biographical drama film written and directed by Luis Valdez. The film follows the life and short-lived musical career of American Chicano rock and roll star Ritchie Valens. [1] [2] [3] The film stars Lou Diamond Phillips as Valens, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Elizabeth Peña, Danielle von Zerneck and Joe Pantoliano ...
Stand and Deliver was filmed before La Bamba, but it was released a year later. Lou Diamond Phillips in 1987, the year that the film " La Bamba " was released In 1988 Phillips co-starred with Emilio Estevez and Kiefer Sutherland in the Western film Young Guns , in which he plays José Chávez y Chávez , a historical Old West outlaw .
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Nearly 40 years after its theatrical release, 'La Bamba' is being remade, but the film's original director and writer questions why rock 'n' roll star Ritchie Valens' life is being told, again.
La Bamba Columbia Pictures Luis Valdez (director/screenplay); Lou Diamond Phillips , Esai Morales , Rosanna DeSoto , Elizabeth Peña , Danielle von Zerneck , Joe Pantoliano , Rick Dees , Marshall Crenshaw , Howard Huntsberry , Brian Setzer , Daniel Valdez , Sam Anderson , Stephen Lee , Diane Rodriguez , Noble Willingham , Andy Griggs , Tony ...
Made for only $6 million, La Bamba ultimately grossed over $52 million, grew in popularity on home video and in 2017 was added to the Library of Congress's National Film Registry. “I've seen it ...
von Zerneck began her acting career in commercials and television films. [3] From 1983 to 1984, she played Louisa "Lou" Swenson on General Hospital. [3] She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Donna Ludwig, Ritchie Valens' girlfriend in the film La Bamba (1987).