Cast
- Lou Diamond Phillips as Ritchie Valens
- Esai Morales as Bob Morales (Ritchie's half-brother)
- Rosanna DeSoto as Connie Valenzuela (Ritchie's mother)
- Elizabeth Peña as Rosie Morales-Valenzuela
- Danielle von Zerneck as Donna Ludwig
- Joe Pantoliano as Bob Keane
- Rick Dees as Ted Quillen
- Marshall Crenshaw as Buddy Holly
- Howard Huntsberry as Jackie Wilson
- Brian Setzer as Eddie Cochran
- Stephen Lee as The Big Bopper
- Sam Anderson as Mr. Ludwig (Donna's father)
Also featured are several members of the Valenzuela family and director Luis Valdez's family, including:
- Concepcion Valenzuela (the real Connie Valenzuela, Ritchie's mother) as the older woman sitting next to Ritchie at a party bob was arresded.
- Daniel Valdez (Luis' brother) as Ritchie's Uncle Lelo
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