Connie Valenzuela — La Bamba Character Profile

About Connie Valenzuela

Richie's mother who raises him and his younger siblings in poverty. She welcomes Bob and Rosie into their home and later throws a Christmas party for Ritchie. After the plane crash news, she is left grieving.

Character Facts

Played by

Rosanna DeSoto

Appears in

La Bamba (1987)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (1)

• Connie Valenzuela — Family Mother Son — Ritchie Valens (Lou Diamond Phillips)

  Ritchie's mother who supports his musical dreams

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