Familia (24 Jun. 2001)

The police are investigating the fire across the street and it's clear that the police suspect a member of the family. Claire is their first choice. Nate and David find themselves caught in... See full summary »

Director:

Lisa Cholodenko

Writers:

Alan Ball (creator), Laurence Andries

Stars:

Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Krause	...	Nate Fisher
Michael C. Hall	...	David Fisher
Frances Conroy	...	Ruth Fisher
Lauren Ambrose	...	Claire Fisher
Freddy Rodríguez	...	Federico 'Rico' Diaz
Mathew St. Patrick	...	Keith Charles
Rachel Griffiths	...	Brenda Chenowith
Jacob Vargas	...	Manuel 'Paco' Bolin
Lombardo Boyar	...	Powerful
Karmin Murcelo	...	Paco's Mother
Gary Hershberger	...	Matthew Gilardi (as Garrison Hershberger)
Dina Waters	...	Tracy Montrose Blair
Candy Ann Brown	...	Detective McBride (as Candy Brown-Houston)
Dean Norris	...	Detective Shea
Armando Valdes-Kennedy	...	Luis (as Armando Valdes)

Storyline

The police are investigating the fire across the street and it's clear that the police suspect a member of the family. Claire is their first choice. Nate and David find themselves caught in the middle between a family and a gang leader when 'Paco' Bolin is killed by a rival gang. The family want to bury their son but his gang leader, 'Powerful', wants it done his way. The business is in dire need of the money so they get Rico to try and settle any disagreement. David and Keith are called fags in a parking lot and Keith can't comprehend David's passive reaction to the slur. Nate invites Brenda over for dinner and they are caught by his mother in a compromising situation.

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Plot Keywords:

suspicion | mexican american | gang member | dinner | insult | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish American Sign Language French

Release Date:

24 June 2001 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 51 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

The newspaper notice that Tracy Blair crosses off after leaving the funeral home lists Manuel Bolin's cause of death as "heart failure", but he was shot. The family may however have chosen to lie about Manuel's death to try to hide their shame of his gang membership.

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Quotes

Ruth Fisher: Mr. Powerful and his entourage are here.

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Connections

References Boyz n the Hood (1991)

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Soundtracks

"Sufriendo A Solas"
by Mariachi All-Stars

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