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Esai Manuel Morales Jr. (born October 1, 1962) is an American actor. He has had notable roles in the films Bad Boys with Sean Penn and La Bamba with Lou Diamond Phillips.
He had his feature film debut in Bad Boys and his breakthrough role as Bob Morales in La Bamba made him a star, contributing to making the film the most commercially successful Latino-themed Rock biopic of all time.
- January 1, 1
- 1.78 m
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
He had his feature film debut in Bad Boys and his breakthrough role as Bob Morales in La Bamba made him a star, contributing to making the film the most commercially successful Latino-themed Rock biopic of all time.
- October 1, 1962
Jun 15, 2023 · Esai Morales famously played Bob, the troubled older half-brother of famous musician Ritchie Valens in the 1987 biopic La Bamba, but the actor has also appeared in countless other projects since then.
- Jack Walters
Jul 24, 1987 · La Bamba: Directed by Luis Valdez. With Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Elizabeth Peña. Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of early rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper.
- (37K)
- Biography, Drama, Music
- Luis Valdez
- 1987-07-24
Jul 30, 2017 · Actor Esai Morales, who is now busy playing a lead role in the Netflix series, “Ozark,” and running for president of the SAG/AFTRA union, played Valens' brother Bob, a memorable character whom...
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Nov 19, 2015 · La Bamba needs absolutely no introduction around here. The tragic true story of Ritchie Valens’ meteoric rise and untimely fall has emerged as a classic for both Latinos and mainstream...
