An epic story of three brothers. Bound by blood. Divided by fate. Driven by destiny.
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.
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Classical in form, earnest, overwhelming and grave.
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Cast
- Damian ChapaMiklo
- Jesse BorregoCruz
- Benjamin BrattPaco
- Enrique CastilloMontana
- Victor RiversMagic Mike
- Delroy LindoBonafide
- Tom TowlesRed Ryder
- Carlos CarrascoPopeye
- Teddy WilsonWallace
- Raymond CruzChuey
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- Taylor HackfordDirector
- Floyd MutruxScreenplay
- Jimmy Santiago BacaScreenplay
- Jeremy IaconeScreenplay
- Gabriel BeristainDirector of Photography
- Bill ContiOriginal Music Composer
- Fredric SteinkampEditor
- Jerry GershwinProducer
- Taylor HackfordProducer
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