My Family

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-05-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

128 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (2897 Reviews)

Director:

Gregory Nava

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Edward James Olmos Rafael Cortes Ivette Reina Amelia Zapata

Writer:

Gregory Nava

Anna Thomas

Fullplot:

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.

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