Luis Valdez Director, Writer Lou Diamond Phillips Ritchie Valens Actor Esai Morales Bob Morales Actor Rosanna DeSoto Connie Valenzuela Actor Elizabeth Peña Rosie Morales Actor Danielle von Zerneck Donna Ludwig Actor Joe Pantoliano Bob Keane Actor Rick Dees Ted Quillin Actor Marshall Crenshaw Buddy Holly Actor Brian Setzer Eddie Cochran Actor Howard Huntsberry Jackie Wilson Actor Bill Borden Producer Taylor Hackford Producer Stuart Benjamin Executive Producer Adam Greenberg Cinematographer Don Brochu Film Editing Sheldon Kahn Film Editing Miles Goodman Original Music Carlos Santana Original Music Vincent M. Cresciman Production Design Rosemary Brandenburg Set Decoration Sylvia Vega-Vasquez Costume Design Junie Lowry-Johnson Casting