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My Family (1995) 6.9
Traces over three generations an immigrant family's trials, tribulations, tragedies, and triumphs. Maria and Jose, the first generation, come to Los Angeles, meet, marry, face deportation ... See full summary » Director:Gregory Nava |
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Cast
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Paco
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Rafael Cortes | ... |
Roberto
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Ivette Reina | ... |
Trini
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Amelia Zapata | ... |
Roberto's Girlfriend
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Young Jose
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Emilio Del Haro | ... |
Oxcart Driver
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Abel Woolrich | ... |
Oxcart Driver
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El Californio
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Maria's Employer
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Young Maria
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Alicia del Lago | ... |
Maria's Aunt
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The Boatman
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Anthony Gonzalez | ... |
Baby Paco
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Michael Gonzalez | ... |
Little Paco
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Chucho
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Traces over three generations an immigrant family's trials, tribulations, tragedies, and triumphs. Maria and Jose, the first generation, come to Los Angeles, meet, marry, face deportation all in the 1930's. They establish their family in East L.A., and their children Chucho, Paco, Memo, Irene, Toni, and Jimmy deal with youth culture and the L.A. police in the 50's. As the second generation become adults in the 60's, the focus shifts to Jimmy, his marriage to Isabel (a Salvadorian refugee), their son, and Jimmy's journey to becoming a responsible parent. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Plot Keywords:
marriage | husband wife relationship | latino | california | father son relationship |Taglines:
Three generations of dreams.Genres:
DramaMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong language, some graphic violence and a scene of sexuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
3 May 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Cafe con leche See more »Box Office
Budget:
$5,500,000 (estimated)Gross:
$11,079,373 (USA)Company Credits
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Written by Rosalie Hamlin
Performed by Jeanette Jurado
Produced by Mike Piccirillo
Published by Windswetp Pacific
Jeanette Jurado courtesy of Arista Records
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The final scene is duplicated shot-for-shot from the final scene of The World of Apu. See more »Goofs
When Isabella is at the Sanchez home, we see a medium shot of Paco with a bowl of popcorn, and Memo. In front of them is a tray of taquitos. But a minute or two later, Irene brings out the same tray and sets it down on the coffee table in front of them. See more »Quotes
Paco: Everyone thought it odd that Toni was going to be a nun, but then, she always was the bossy type, and that's the type that usually becomes a nun.See more »
Soundtracks
"Angel baby"Written by Rosalie Hamlin
Performed by Jeanette Jurado
Produced by Mike Piccirillo
Published by Windswetp Pacific
Jeanette Jurado courtesy of Arista Records
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Movie follows Jose and Maria who emigrate to California in the 1920s, fall in love and get married. It follows their lives and their childrens up to 1995.
An epic--the first American movie to show a multigenerational portrait of a Mexican family. It's not perfect--some parts are romanticized (I find it hard to believe that the house of a pretty poor family looks that good) and some of the situations are really melodramatic.
Still, the script is good and believable and (with one exception) all the acting is good--especially the very talented Esai Morales. His was a very cliched role (the hot headed Latino brother) but he gave it depth and feeling and acted the hell out of it. When his character goes away the movie lost something. Unfortunately he's replaced by Jimmy Smits who gives a real terrible performance--he's so emotionless all the time! His prescence really drags down the last section of the film, but all the other actors keep it going.
This definetely looks like the inspiration for the (unfortunately) cancelled Showtime series "Resurrection Blvd". It's just a little better than the series and some of the same actors appear in both (Morales played a hot-headed latino in the series too).
Engrossing and one of a kind. Also it's kind of fun to see Jennifer Lopez in a small role before she hit it big. A definete must-see...it doesn't matter if you're Latino or not.