1 of 5 | Lou Diamond Phillips stars in "Gangland," in theaters Friday. Photo courtesy of Saban Films
LOS ANGELES, July 3 (UPI) -- Lou Diamond Phillips said his latest movie, Gangland, in theaters Friday, follows a career of movies that made a social impact.
In a recent Zoom interview with UPI, Phillips, 64, said he still meets people who were inspired by his earliest movies La Bamba, in which he played singer Ritchie Valens, and Stand and Deliver, in which he played a student of Jaime Escalante.
"It's always so gratifying when somebody comes up to me and goes, 'I'm a teacher because of Stand and Deliver,'" Phillips said. "That's such a beautiful reminder that our art can indeed affect society and the world at large."
Gangland is a gritty drama about the tribal police that continues a tradition of Native American representation. Teddy (Phillips) is training a rookie (Dana Namerode).
