Esquire: You’ve only played a character of your own ethnicity, Filipino-American, twice. What was the first role? Lou Diamond Phillips: The first role was one that I wrote in the movie Ambition.

By Abbey White Associate Editor & News Writer Lou Diamond Phillips says that when it comes to actors taking roles that don’t match their ethnicity or race, it’s not the same for white and ...

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 ...

By Abbey White Associate Editor & News Writer Lou Diamond Phillips says that when it comes to actors taking roles that don’t match their ethnicity or race, it’s not the same for white and ...