A man makes his way from Mexico to L.A. in the 1920s, gets married and raises a big family there. The movie follows the children until they, too, get married and have children in the 1960s.
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Cast
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| Edward James Olmos | ... | Paco | |
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Rafael Cortes | ... | Roberto (as Rafael Cortes) |
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Ivette Reina | ... | Trini |
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Amelia Zapata | ... | Roberto's Girlfriend |
| Jacob Vargas | ... | Young Jose | |
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Emilio Del Haro | ... | Oxcart Driver |
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Abel Woolrich | ... | Oxcart Driver |
| León Singer | ... | El Californio (as Leon Singer) | |
| Rosalee Mayeux | ... | Maria's Employer | |
| Jennifer Lopez | ... | Young Maria | |
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Alicia del Lago | ... | Maria's Aunt |
| Thomas Rosales Jr. | ... | The Boatman (as Thomas Rosales) | |
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Anthony Gonzalez | ... | Baby Paco |
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Michael Gonzalez | ... | Little Paco |
| Esai Morales | ... | Chucho | |
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This epic film traces over three generations an immigrant family's trials, tribulations, tragedies and triumphs. Jose and Maria, the first generation, come to Los Angeles, meet, marry, face deportation all in the 1930s. 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 1950s. As the second generation become adults in the 1960s, 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>
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Births, weddings and funerals. Madness, mayhem and murder. See more »Genres:
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Rated R for strong language, some graphic violence and a scene of sexuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
3 May 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$5,500,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$11,079,373Company Credits
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Traditional
Performed by Mariachi los Camperos
Vocals by Eugenia León (as Eugenia Leon)
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The final scene is duplicated shot-for-shot from the final scene of The World of Apu (1959). 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 »Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Sleepers/Get on the Bus/To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday/Jude/Swingers (1996) See more »Soundtracks
Flor de canelaTraditional
Performed by Mariachi los Camperos
Vocals by Eugenia León (as Eugenia Leon)
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The following tender scene (in an otherwise male-oriented movie) is totally unexpected: Jimmy Smits is a macho and is busy with his car, his wife (Elpidia Carrillo) whom he only married so she wouldn't be deported, comes up to him and changes the music in the cassette-player. She tries to get him to dance with her, right there on the street. At first he doesn't want to, but the way by how she finally succeeds is really a must to see. He even asks her at the end of the dance "Will you teach me how to salsa?". For only this scene one should rent the video, the rest of the movie isn't bad either!