Lou Diamond Phillips was born on February 17, 1962, at a U.S. Naval Base in the Philippines.
His breakthrough role came in the film "La Bamba" where he portrayed rock legend Ritchie Valens.
Phillips was adopted by an Oglala Lakota Sioux family in a traditional ceremony, receiving the Lakota name meaning "Star Keeper."
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Discography
Circle Round #3, "Why the Ocean Is Salty"2017
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The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas, "A Kind of Stopwatch"2010
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The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas, "Long Live Walter Jameson"2010
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The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas, "Miniature"2010
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The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas, "The Parallel"2010
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- Theatre World Award
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Louis Diamond Phillips is an American actor, director, and writer. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film La Bamba (1987). For his performance as Angel David Guzman in Stand and Deliver (1988), he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture and won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male.
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