Jackie Wilson — La Bamba Character Profile

About Jackie Wilson

A musician who Ritchie encounters backstage while attending Alan Freed's 1st Anniversary Rock 'n' Roll Show at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater.

Character Facts

Played by

Howard Huntsberry

Appears in

La Bamba (1987)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (1)

• Jackie Wilson — Social Musician Aquaintance — Ritchie Valens (Lou Diamond Phillips)

  Met backstage at Alan Freed's show

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