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My Family/Mi familia ()

My Family (original title)
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A man makes his way from Mexico to Los Angeles in the 1920s and gets married and raises a big family there. The movie follows the children until they get married and start their families in the 1960s.

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Paco
Rafael Cortes ...
Roberto (as Rafael Cortes)
Ivette Reina ...
Trini
Amelia Zapata ...
Roberto's Girlfriend
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Young Jose
Emilio Del Haro ...
Oxcart Driver
Abel Woolrich ...
Oxcart Driver
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El Californio (as Leon Singer)
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Maria's Employer
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Young Maria
Alicia del Lago ...
Maria's Aunt
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The Boatman (as Thomas Rosales)
Anthony Gonzalez ...
Baby Paco
Michael Gonzalez ...
Little Paco
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Chucho
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Toni
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Young Paco
Greg Albert ...
Young Memo
Cassandra Campos ...
Little Irene
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Young Irene (as Maria Canals)
Belladonna Campos ...
Baby Irene (as Susana Campos)
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Young Jimmy
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Maria
Eduardo López Rojas ...
Jose
Cris Franco ...
Young Gerardo
Salvador Hernández ...
Mariachi (as Salvador Hernandez)
Samuel Hernández ...
Mariachi (as Samuel Hernandez)
Juan Jiménez ...
Mariachi (as Juan Jimenez)
Jesus Alberto Guzman ...
Mariachi
José Mario Rodríguez ...
Mariachi (as Jose Mario Rodriguez)
Arturo Palacios ...
Mariachi
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Butch Mejia
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Chucho's Friend
Eddie Ayala ...
Another Friend
Romeo Fabian ...
Eddie (as Romeo René Fabián)
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Eddie's Mom
Jeanette Jurado ...
Rosie
David Salas ...
The Original
Bill Mondragon ...
The Original
Eric Mondragon ...
The Original
Dennis Jimenez ...
The Original
Alex Tanasi ...
The Original
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Lena, Chucho's Girlfriend
George Lopez Jr. ...
Ballplayer #1
Moses Saldana ...
Ballplayer #2
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Officer
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Sergeant
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Young Officer
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Jimmy
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Prison Guard (as Peter Mark Vasquez)
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David Ronconi
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Irene
Ruben Sierra ...
Gerardo
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Gloria
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I.N.S. Guard
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Isabel Magaña
Delana Michaels ...
Judge
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Memo 'Bill'
Agapito Leal ...
Old Man on Balcony (as Pete Leal)
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Sunny, Gloria's Friend
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Dr. McNally
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Nurse
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Tamalito
Paul Robert Langdon ...
Carlitos
Angelina Estrada ...
Woman with Groceries
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Karen Gillespie
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Mrs. Gillespie
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Mr. Gillespie
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Fred Blanco ...
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Jim H. Campos ...
Club Dancer (uncredited)
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Chucho's Neighbor (uncredited)
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Border Patrol Guard (uncredited)
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Hall Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Gregory Nava

Written by

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Gregory Nava ... (written by) &
Anna Thomas ... (written by)

Produced by

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Francis Ford Coppola ... executive producer
Guy East ... executive producer
Laura Greenlee ... line producer
Lindsay Law ... executive producer
Tom Luddy ... executive producer
Sergio Molina ... executive producer: Mexico
Nancy De Los Santos-Reza ... associate producer (as Nancy De Los Santos)
Anna Thomas ... producer

Music by

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Mark McKenzie ... (orchestral music score)

Cinematography by

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Edward Lachman ... director of photography

Editing by

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Nancy Richardson

Editorial Department

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Ute Berthold ... assistant film editor
Rob Bonz ... post-production intern
Thomas Calderon ... assistant film editor
Anthony N. Dicovitsky ... dailies telecine
Heather Hughes ... assistant film editor
Melissa Kent ... additional film editor
Robert J. Lemos ... post-production assistant
Sandra Montiel ... assistant film editor
Barbara Riley ... negative cutter
Arthur Tostado ... color timer (as Art Tostado)
Joe Fineman ... post-production consultant (uncredited)

Casting By

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Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins
Roger Mussenden

Production Design by

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Barry Robison

Art Direction by

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Adam Lustig ... co-art director
Tony Myers

Set Decoration by

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Suzette Sheets

Costume Design by

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Tracy Tynan

Makeup Department

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Ken Diaz ... makeup designer
Corina C. Duran-Rabichuk ... key hair stylist (as Corina C. Duran)
Luis García ... assistant makeup artist (as Luis Garcia)
Jacklin Masteran ... hair designer
Cesar Quiroza ... tattoo designer
Thomas Real ... department head hair stylist
Mark Sanchez ... makeup supervisor
Maria Valdez ... assistant makeup artist
Jay Wejebe ... assistant makeup artist
Kentaro Yano ... assistant makeup artist (as Ken Yano)

Production Management

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Kim Aubry ... post-production supervisor: American Zoetrope
Steve Barnett ... post-production supervisor
Beth DePatie ... production manager (as Beth De Patie)
Fredric S. Fuchs ... executive in charge of production
María Elena Mercado ... production manager: Mexico (as Maria Elena Mercado)
B.J. Rack ... executive in charge of production
Richard S. Wright ... production manager: river unit (as Richard Wright)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Lisa Demaine ... first assistant director (as Lisa Campbell)
Karen E. Frischmann ... second assistant director (as Karen Frischmann)
Kris Krengel ... first assistant director: river unit
Marla D. Saltzer ... second second assistant director (as Marla Saltzer)
Enrique Vargas Torres ... assistant director: Mexico (as Enrique Vargas)

Art Department

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Marc Alexandre ... construction foreman
Aram Allan ... construction coordinator
Guy Belegaud ... carpenter
Craig Cisco ... carpenter
David L. Corrick ... carpenter (as David Corrick)
Ken Deubel III ... lead painter (as Ken Deubel)
Terry Deubel ... paint foreman
Mark Gantt ... set dresser (as Mark V. Gantt)
Bernard Griesz ... carpenter (as Bernard Grisez)
John Hamilton ... on-location painter (as Johnny Hamilton)
Thomas V. Johnson ... painter (as Thomas Johnson)
Carl Jones ... carpenter
Lisa Keller ... painter
Mark Knightley ... carpenter
Teusa Koiwai ... on-set dresser
Doug C. Lewis ... property master (as Douglas C. Lewis)
Brent David Mannon ... assistant props (as Brent D. Mannon)
Luis Monreal ... on-location painter
Kathy O'Loughlin ... painter (as Kathleen O'Loughlin)
Adam Pinkstaff ... set dresser (as Adam P. Pinkstaff)
Nicholas Radell ... carpenter (as Nick Radell)
Gabriela Robles ... art director: Mexico
Charlie Rodriguez ... on-location painter
Sally Romine ... painter
Christian Roy ... carpenter (as Chris Roy)
Mark Schouten ... carpenter
Rochelle Seldin ... set dresser
Laura Settlemier ... lead person (as Laura Settlemeier McIntyre)
Jeff Snyder ... set dresser
Patssi Valdez ... design consultant
Troy Myers ... set dresser (uncredited)
Christopher Patrick Nolan ... set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Jose Araujo ... sound mixer
Tina Canny ... mix loader
Tony Eckert ... foley mixer
David Frederick ... dialogue/adr editor
Clare C. Freeman ... dialogue supervisor
Jim Fulmis ... mix engineer
Anton Herbert ... boom operator (as Anton A. Herbert)
Evelyn Hokanson ... adr recordist
Tom Johnson ... re-recording mixer
Jim Kallett ... mix recordist
James Ketcham ... consultant: DTS (as Jim Ketcham)
Bill Kinder ... facility manager
Samuel Lehmer ... re-recording mixer
Rona Michele ... assistant sound editor
Marnie Moore ... foley artist
Cheryl Nardi ... assistant sound editor
Hugo Noriega Valencia ... boom operator: Mexico (as Hugo Noriega)
Osman Posada ... cableman
Maria Regan ... client services (as Marie Regan)
Alex Stahl ... mix engineer
Christina Tucker ... adr mixer
Ethan Van der Ryn ... effects editor
Jana Vance ... foley artist
Marian Wilde ... supervising sound editor
Steven Yeaw ... apprentice sound editor
Tina Canny ... sound (uncredited)
Paul Cartledge ... adr recordist (uncredited)
Sean England ... sound transferer (uncredited)
Linda Folk ... adr supervisor (uncredited)
Tommy Goodwin ... foley mixer (uncredited)
Richard King ... additional sound effects (uncredited)
Gary Rydstrom ... additional sound effects (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Lou Carlucci ... special effects coordinator: FTS EFX, Inc.
Robert Calvert ... special effects foreman (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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David M. Garber ... digital optical effects (as David Garber)
Patrick Phillips ... visual effects
Olivier Sarda ... digital compositor
Mimi Abers ... digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts

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Laura Albert ... stunt double: river unit
Rick Barker ... stunt coordinator: river unit
Dan Bradley ... stunt coordinator
Craig Bray ... stunts
John Cann ... stunts
John Escobar ... stunts
Randy Guiting ... stunts
Ben Hernandez Bray ... stunts (as Ben Bray)
Eddie Perez ... stunts
Alexis Scher ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Carroll Ballard ... cinematographer: River Crew
Mike Booth ... key grip: river crew
Martin Bosworth ... best boy electric
James L. Carter ... additional camera operator
Hector Chavez ... grip: Mexico
Pablo Manuel Chávez ... key grip: Mexico (as Pablo Chavez)
Humberto De Luna ... additional first assistant camera
John W. DeBlau ... electrician (as John De Blau II) / lighting design consultant (as John W. De Blau)
Glen Deitell ... first assistant camera
Tomas Dominguez ... grip: Mexico
Kirk R. Gardner ... steadicam operator (as Kirk Gardener)
Wesley Groves ... video playback: Off Line / video playback: On Time
Jan M. Heyneker ... key grip
Andreas Hutter ... second assistant camera
David Inman ... grip
Judy Irola ... cinematographer: second unit
Roman Jakobi ... electrician
Francis Kenny ... additional camera operator
Matthew Libatique ... camera loader
Stephen Lighthill ... additional camera operator
David Luckenbach ... steadicam operator
Dominic Napolitano ... additional first assistant camera
Eliza Putnam Parkerson ... grip (as Eliza Parkerson)
Osman Posada ... video assist operator
Terence Pratt ... assistant camera
Michael Joseph Reyes ... grip (as Michael Reyes)
Isidro Rosas ... second assistant camera: Mexico
Martin Schaer ... additional camera operator
Sandy Stanton ... best boy grip
Rico Torres ... still photographer
Antonio Uruñuela ... second assistant camera: Mexico
Kristen Wheeler ... electrician
Michael Grady ... grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Randi Hiller ... casting assistant
Dixie Webster ... extras casting (as Dixie Webster Davis)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Vikki Barrett ... on-set costumer (as Vickie Brinkkord)
Christine L. Cantella ... costumer (as Christine Cantella)
Tangi Crawford ... wardrobe supervisor
Jeanine M. Davis ... costumer (as Jeanine Davis)
Rudy Dillon ... assistant costume designer
Carrie Hollinger ... on-set costumer (as Carrie Bauer)
Sabine Kelling ... on-set costumer
Shanna Knecht ... additional wardrobe supervisor (as Shana Knecht)
Denise Martinez ... costumer
Isis Mussenden ... additional costumes
Jaime Ortiz ... costumer: Mexico

Location Management

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Pedro Mata ... assistant location manager
Martha Pilcher ... location manager (as Martha Claire Pilcher)

Music Department

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Pepe Avila ... composer: folklore music (as Pepe Avila)
Kevin Benson ... music supervisor
Robert Fernandez ... scoring mixer
Rolf Johnson ... music editor
Mark McKenzie ... orchestrator
Gregg Nestor ... music preparation
Sharon Smith ... music editor
James D. Young ... music editor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Jill Gurr ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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William R. Bain ... transportation co-captain
Robert Bress ... driver (as Robert A. Bress)
Mark Brown ... driver
Dennis Goble ... driver (as Dennis Hugh Goble)
Robert F. Hartman ... driver
Cory Huber ... driver
Kevin Jackson ... driver
Jeffrey Landis ... driver (as Jeff Landis)
Darryll Legendre ... driver
Michael McDuffee ... driver (as Mike McDuffee)
Antonio Molina ... transportation coordinator
Craig Williams ... transportation captain
Adam Pinkstaff ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Richard Andres ... set production assistant
Saudhi Batalla ... production assistant: Mexico
Jeff Behlendorf ... post-production auditor
Fahey Benton ... on-set medic
Candice Campos ... assistant production coordinator
Francis Ford Coppola ... presenter
Felipe De La Cruz ... production assistant (as Felipe Salazar)
Miguel Delgado ... choreographer
Kathy Edwards ... assistant accountant (as Kathy D. Edwards)
Will Evans ... production executive: Majestic
Anthony Figueroa ... production assistant
Consuela G. Flores Norte ... actor liaison (as Consuelo F. Norte)
Carla Fry ... production executive: New Line
Octavio Gaitan-Diaz ... production assistant
Pat Gonzalez ... craft service
Julie Hansen ... production accountant
Irene Hernandez ... production assistant
Julie Huntsinger ... assistant: Tom Luddy
Kevin Hyman ... completion bond: Film Finances, Inc.
Ruth Jackson ... production executive: Majestic
Rick Kusnier ... set production assistant
Pearl A. Lucero ... production coordinator
José Antonio Macías ... assistant production coordinator: Mexico (as Jose Antonio Macias)
Barbara Martinez Jitner ... assistant: Gregory Nava (as Barbara Martinez-Jitner)
Patricia Mata ... production coordinator: Mexico
George Maxwell ... production assistant (as George C. Maxwell)
Gabriel Medina ... additional security
Leticia Mercado ... production assistant: Mexico
Lorenzo O'Brien ... translator: Spanish
Valerie Ozeta ... production assistant
Maggie Pope ... production executive: Majestic
Paul Prokop ... auditor: New Line
Luis Reyes ... unit publicist
Nayeli Robles ... production assistant: Mexico
Rubén Rodríguez ... additional security (as Ruben Rodriguez)
Ron Scott ... dailies timer
Burton Sharp ... loop group coordinator
Yalda Tehranian ... production executive
Javier Torres ... production assistant
Arthur Tostado ... laboratory liaison (as Art Tostado)
Derek Jan Vermaas ... assistant accountant
Conchita Villa ... production assistant
Tristan Whalley ... international marketing
Mark Wyman ... business affairs
Adalberto Álvarez ... production assistant (as Adalberto Alvarez)
Ronald C. Briggs Jr. ... inventory services (uncredited)
Fernando Cubillas ... assistant: Edward James Olmos (uncredited)
Julie Randolph ... production assistant (uncredited)
Joe Zimmerman ... stand-in: Mr. Smits (uncredited)

Thanks

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Richard Alatorre ... special thanks
Marie Eugenia Alma ... special thanks
Christopher Ball ... special thanks (as Chris Ball)
Karen Boccalero ... special thanks: Self Help Graphics (as Sister Karen Boccalero)
Greg Boyle ... special thanks: Jobs for a Future (as Father Greg Boyle)
Joel Castro ... special thanks
Chickie Corral ... special thanks
Joe Corral ... special thanks
Mary Pina Cruz Sr. ... special thanks
Jaime Cruz ... special thanks: Youth Gong Services
Nicholas Frangakis ... special thanks (as Nick Frangakis)
Maria Elena Gaitan ... special thanks
Angelina Garcia ... special thanks
A.P. Gonzales ... special thanks
Linda Griego ... special thanks: Rebuild L.A.
Diane Huffman ... special thanks
Fred Huffman ... special thanks
Richard W. Kopenhefer ... special thanks (as Rick Kopenhefer)
Ralph Lardizabal ... special thanks
Peter Loucto ... special thanks: Musco America
Diane Marin ... special thanks
Bill Martinez ... special thanks: Youth Gong Services
Michella Mayorga ... special thanks
Gloria Molina ... special thanks
Ellen Moranski ... special thanks
Alex Nogales ... special thanks: The National Hispanic Media Association
Marusa Reyes ... special thanks: Arrabal & Compania
Raquela Rios ... special thanks (as Roquella Rios)
Erlinda Robles ... special thanks
Valentine Robles ... special thanks
Jose Luis Ruiz ... special thanks: The National Latino Communications Center
Catherine Schindler ... special thanks
Barbet Schroeder ... special thanks
Alan Sharp ... special thanks
Cathy Spanberger ... special thanks
Lilly Tejadilla ... special thanks
Sergio Tejadilla ... special thanks
Angie Teran ... special thanks
Ismael 'Smiley' Terreira ... special thanks: Youth Gong Services
Frank Trejo ... special thanks: Youth Gong Services
William Tyrer ... special thanks (as Will Tyrer)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

This epic film traces over three generations an immigrant family's trials, tragedies, and triumphs. Jose and Maria, the first generation, come to Los Angeles, meet, marry, and 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 Salvadoran refugee Isabel, and his journey to becoming a responsible father to their son. Written by

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Taglines Births, weddings and funerals. Madness, mayhem and murder. See more »
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Also Known As
  • My Family/Mi familia (United States)
  • East L.A. (United Kingdom)
  • Ma famille (France)
  • Meine Familie (Germany)
  • Meine verrückte Familie (Germany)
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Runtime
  • 128 min
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Box Office

Budget $5,500,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia 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 »
Movie Connections Featured in Boys on the Side/Highlander: The Final Dimension/In the Mouth of Madness/The Secret of Roan Inish (1995). See more »
Soundtracks Konex Konex See more »
Quotes Paco: Everyone said the police had killed Chucho, but my mother never believed it. She knew that he was meant to die at the river. Chucho's life had been on borrowed time, but you cannot cheat fate forever. The spirit of the river had returned to claim what was rightfuly his.
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