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03/05/1995 Comedy, Drama 2h 8m
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Three generations of dreams.

Overview

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.

  1. Gregory Nava

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Edward James Olmos

    Paco

  2. Jimmy Smits

    Jimmy

  3. Esai Morales

    Chucho

  4. Jennifer Lopez

    Young Maria

  5. Jacob Vargas

    Young Jose

  6. Constance Marie

    Toni

  7. Jonathan Hernandez

    Young Jimmy

  8. Jenny Gago

    Maria

  9. Eduardo López Rojas

    Jose

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$5,500,000.00

Revenue
$11,079,373.00

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