Lou Diamond PhillipsAKA:
Lou Upchurch
Nationality:
Filipino Birthdate:
02/17/1962 Birthplace:
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biography
A handsome, multi-ethnic leading player, Phillips made his film debut as both actor and co-screenwriter with "Trespasses" (filmed in 1983, released in 1987), a crime melodrama set in Texas. He rose to prominence as doomed 1950s rock-and-roll star Ritchie Valens in "La Bamba" (1987). A charismatic and conscientious performer, he subsequently distinguished himself as gang member Angel in Ramon Menendez's high school drama, "Stand and Deliver" and was one of the titular "Young Guns" (both 1988). He has played cops ("Renegades" 1989), Latinos ("A Show of Force" 1990) and Native Americans ("The
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milestones
Year
Milestone
Raised in Arlington, Texas
Acted in regional theater productions including, "Whose Life Is It, Anyway?" and "Hamlet"
1983
Worked as assistant director/instructor with Film Actors Lab
1983
Wrote first screenplay, "Trespasses" (also actor)
1987
Breakthrough role, playing Ritchie Valens in "La Bamba"
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