According to Lou Diamond Phillips, no one foresaw “industry-shifting box-office hit” while making La Bamba, the 1987 favorite about the tragically short life of 1950s Chicano rocker Ritchie Valens.

Your wildest dream is coming true, San Antonio. The Tobin Center is bringing in the one and only Lou Diamond Phillips, who played Ritchie Valens in the 1987 film La Bamba (certainly a contender for ...

Lou Diamond Phillips remains a big fan of San Antonio. The Corpus Christi native, who got his break in the 1987 Ritchie Valens biopic La Bamba, is clapping for the city's inclusiveness. On Sunday, ...

One of the ways Mantis has stumped fans is his voice change between songs. He first performed Bob Seger’s “Old Time Rock & Roll,” showing off a raspy voice with musical talent that might not have been ...

A storm expected to move over Southern California late next week will bring a chance of moderate rain to the region. Henry DiCarlo has KTLA's forecast on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. A popular wilderness ...

Texas-raised actor Lou Diamond Phillips will soon grace a stage in Fort Worth. Again. The “Young Guns” actor was born at a naval station in the Philippines, but his family moved to Texas shortly after ...

Has the well really run so completely dry? Are there no interesting musicians left to explore? How in the world are we getting another version of La Bamba before we even make any headway on the ...