Profile of Lou Diamond Phillips
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Lou Diamond Phillips

Born
1962-02-17
Birthplace
Subic Bay Naval Base,
Olongapo City
Zambales
Philippines
Born
1962-02-17
Birthplace
Subic Bay Naval Base, Olongapo City, Zambales
Philippines
Biography

Lou Diamond Phillips is an American film, television, and stage actor as well as director and writer. His breakthrough role came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the film La Bamba. His other best ......

Profile of Lou Diamond Phillips

Lou Diamond Phillips

Born
1962-02-17
Birthplace
Subic Bay Naval Base, Olongapo City, Zambales
Philippines
Born
1962-02-17
Birthplace
Subic Bay Naval Base, Olongapo City, Zambales
Philippines
Biography

Lou Diamond Phillips is an American film, television, and stage actor as well as director and writer. His breakthrough role came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the film La Bamba. His other best known film roles are as Jose Chavez y Chavez in Young Guns I and II, Angel Guzman in Stand and Deliver for which he earned a supporting actor Golden Globe Award nomination, Hank Storm in Renegades, Jesse Rainfeather Goldman in Sioux City in which he was also director, Staff Sergeant John Monfriez in Courage Under Fire, Roy Knox in Brokedown Palace, and Wanda in Hollywood Homicide. He has also starred in many TV movies. His best known TV roles are as Lt. Gil Arroyo on Prodigal Son, Henry Standing Bear on Longmire, Col. David Telford on Stargate Universe, Agent Ian Edgerton on Numb3rs, and John Kanin on Wolf Lake. He voices for animated series as Chief Bill Bayani on Firebuds, Victor Delgado on Elena of Valor, and Surak on The Lion Guard. He's had recurring roles on TV shows including Trese, Blindspot, Blue Bloods, Goliath, NCIS: New Orleans, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Ranch, Southland, George Lopez, and 24. He has starred as himself on Cougar Town and You're the Worst. He's also guest starred on a number of shows including Bull, The Cleaning Lady, Search Party, Criminal Minds, Graves, Training Day, Ironside, Chuck, Psych, Law & Order: SVU, The Handler, The Twilight Zone (2002), Spin City, The Outer Limits, Tales from the Crypt, Miami Vice, and Dallas (1985). He earned a Tony Award nomination for his role in The King and I. Outside of acting, he has become notable for finishing 186th in the 2009 World Series of Poker World Championships "No Limit Texas hold 'em" main event.

179 titles with 192 credits

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

1999

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Criminal Minds poster

2005

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Family Guy poster

1999

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American Dad! poster

2005

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24 poster

2001

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Hawaii Five-0 poster

2010

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The Daily Show poster

1996

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Blue Bloods poster

2010

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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. poster

2013

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine poster

2013

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Psych poster

2006

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The Legend of Vox Machina poster

2022

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Miami Vice poster

1984

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The Cleaning Lady poster

2022

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Fear the Walking Dead poster

2015

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Blindspot poster

2015

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NCIS: New Orleans poster

2014

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Chuck poster

2007

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Numb3rs poster

2005

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Bull poster

2016

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LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

1988

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Hell's Kitchen poster

2005

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Goliath poster

2016

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Longmire poster

2012

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Spin City poster

1996

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Southland poster

2009

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Tales from the Crypt poster

1989

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Cougar Town poster

2009

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Champs-Elysées poster

1982

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Stargate Universe poster

2009

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The Outer Limits poster

1995

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The Masked Singer poster

2019

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Elena of Avalor poster

2016

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Prodigal Son poster

2019

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Quantum Leap poster

2022

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The Twilight Zone poster

2002

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Arli$$ poster

1996

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Search Party poster

2016

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Stranger Things: Tales from '85 poster

2026

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The Tony Danza Show poster

2004

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The Reichen Show poster

2005

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The Ranch poster

2016

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George Lopez poster

2002

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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child poster

1995

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You're the Worst poster

2014

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Another Period poster

2015

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The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn poster

1999

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Casa Grande poster

2026

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Trese poster

2021

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The Chair Company poster

2025

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Jack & Bobby poster

2004

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Young Guns poster

1988

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The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale poster

2018

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Young Guns II poster

1990

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Werewolves poster

2024

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The Big Hit poster

1998

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The 33 poster

2015

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La Bamba poster

1987

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Che: Part Two poster

2008

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Stand and Deliver poster

1988

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Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One poster

2024

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The Triangle poster

2005

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Night Visions poster

2001

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Graves poster

2016

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Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three poster

2024

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Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two poster

2024

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Wolf Lake poster

2001

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Ironside poster

2013

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The Rosie O'Donnell Show poster

1996

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The Handler poster

2003

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Courage Under Fire poster

1996

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Hollywood Homicide poster

2003

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Supernova poster

2000

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Brokedown Palace poster

1999

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Bats poster

1999

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DC Showcase - Constantine: The House of Mystery poster

2022

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Another Day in Paradise poster

1998

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MADtv poster

1995

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The First Power poster

1990

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Route 666 poster

2001

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Renegades poster

1989

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Sky poster

2016

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Picking Up the Pieces poster

2000

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Demon Wind poster

1990

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Stark Raving Mad poster

2002

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Sanitarium poster

2013

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Fingerprints poster

2006

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Red Water poster

2003

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Get Fast poster

2024

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The Beast poster

2009

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Absolon poster

2003

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Metal Tornado poster

2011

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Easter Sunday poster

2022

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Termination Point poster

2007

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Adverse poster

2021

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Love Takes Wing poster

2009

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Disorganized Crime poster

1989

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A Better Way to Die poster

2001

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Aquaman poster

2006

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Cop and a Half: New Recruit poster

2017

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Big Kill poster

2019

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Extreme Justice poster

1993

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Shadow of the Wolf poster

1992

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The Night Stalker poster

2016

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Urban Country poster

2018

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Carny poster

2009

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El Cortez poster

2006

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Dangerous Touch poster

1995

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A Show of Force poster

1990

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Gone But Not Forgotten poster

2005

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Sioux City poster

1994

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Lone Hero poster

2002

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Aquaman poster

2006

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Ambition poster

1991

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I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! poster

2003

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Gangland poster

2025

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The Eisen Hour poster

2021

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The Panama Deception poster

1992

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Undertow poster

1996

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Boulevard poster

1994

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Filly Brown poster

2013

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Hangman poster

2001

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Takedown poster

2010

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Created Equal poster

2017

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The Invited poster

2010

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Teresa's Tattoo poster

1994

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Malevolent poster

2002

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Death Toll poster

2008

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Lone Rider poster

2008

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Interface poster

1985

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Hourglass poster

1997

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Avenge the Crows poster

2017

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Murder at the Presidio poster

2005

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Knight Club poster

2001

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Sequoia poster

2014

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Angel and the Badman poster

2009

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Striking Range poster

2006

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The Dark Wind poster

1992

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Alien Express poster

2005

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The Trial of Adolf Eichmann poster

1997

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Trespasses poster

1986

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The Three Kings poster

1987

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The Wharf Rat poster

1996

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Celebrities Uncensored poster

2003

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Dakota poster

1988

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Never Forget poster

2008

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The Trail to Hope Rose poster

2004

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In a Class of His Own poster

1999

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Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration poster

1993

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Harley poster

1991

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Stranger Things: Tales from '85 Theatrical Preview poster

2026

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Time Bomb poster

1984

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Naked Movie poster

2008

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Et Tu poster

2025

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Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western poster

1997

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Grandpa's Place poster

2004

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Wind in the Wire poster

1993

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The Last Train poster

2017

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Lucy in the Sky with Diamond poster

2013

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Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O poster

1993

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Quest poster

2017

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Backyards & Bullets poster

2007

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Stunt C*cks poster

2004

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Override poster

1994

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One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & Roll poster

2006

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Young Guns III poster

TBD

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An Untold Triumph: America's Filipino Soldiers poster

2002

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Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins poster

2017

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One in a Million poster

TBD

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Aguadilla poster

2025

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Drowning poster

TBD

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Widow poster

TBD

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Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died poster

1999

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The Wiggles - Rock and Roll Preschool poster

2015

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City Kid poster

TBD

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Smoke Alarm: The Unfiltered Truth About Cigarettes poster

1997

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The Ambulance Chaser poster

TBD

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American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez poster

2026

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"Bats" Abound poster

1999

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