Synopsis

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 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 '50s. As the second generation become adults in the '60s, the focus shifts to Jimmy, his marriage to Isabel (a Salvadorian refugee), their son, and Jimmy's journey to becoming a responsible parent.

Mar 24, 2024 at 08:20 PM

Released: May 3, 1995

Budget: $5.5M

Box office: $11.1M

Studios: Newcomb Productions, American Zoetrope, American Playhouse, Majestic Films International, New Line Cinema

Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America