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.
| Directing | Luis Valdez | Director |
| Writing | Luis Valdez | Writer |
| Production | Alan C. Blomquist | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Richard Davis, Jr. | Location Manager |
| Production | Stuart Benjamin | Executive Producer |
| Production | Taylor Hackford | Producer |
| Production | Junie Lowry-Johnson | Casting |
| Directing | Kerry Lyn McKissick | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sylvia Vega-Vasquez | Costume Design |
| Camera | Adam Greenberg | Director of Photography |
| Production | Daniel Valdez | Associate Producer |
| Production | Marcy Carriker | Casting Associate |
| Production | Misty Carey | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Miles Goodman | Music |
| Production | Josh King | Location Manager |
| Sound | Carlos Santana | Music |
| Art | Rosemary Brandenburg | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Don Brochu | Editor |
| Editing | Sheldon Kahn | Editor |
| Art | Vincent M. Cresciman | Production Design |
| Production | Bill Borden | Producer |
| Art | Dan Perri | Title Designer |
| Crew | Dick Ziker | Stunts |
| Crew | Ronnie Rondell Jr. | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Freddie Hice | Stunts |
| Crew | Steve M. Davison | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Tim A. Davison | Stunts |
| Crew | Janet Brady | Stunts |
