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.

• New Visions Pictures
• Columbia Pictures
• Lou Diamond Phillips
• Danielle von Zerneck
• Elizabeth Peña
• Rosanna DeSoto
• Esai Morales
• Joe Pantoliano
• Marshall Crenshaw
• Brian Setzer