Plot:

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.

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Actors - Crew

Edward James Olmos
Paco

Jimmy Smits
Jimmy

Esai Morales
Chucho

Jennifer Lopez
Young Maria

Jacob Vargas
Young Jose

Constance Marie
Toni

Gregory Nava
Director

Dan Bradley
Stunt Coordinator

Francis Ford Coppola
Executive Producer

Jane Jenkins
Casting Director

Edward Lachman
Director of Photography

Nancy Richardson
Editor

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