CinemaOSMovie · 1987 · 1h 24m · R
Born in East L.A.

A comedy bordering on insanity.

58%(121)IMDbComedy

Rudy, an American of Hispanic descent, whose south-of-the-border looks show him no mercy during an immigration raid in a migrant worker factory. As his luck goes, he is caught with neither money nor his ID and is deported to Mexico - without speaking a word of Spanish!

Directed byCheech Marin

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 24m
Language
EN
Released
August 21, 1987
Revenue
$17,355,263
Studios
Universal PicturesClear Type

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Born In East L.A. (1987) - Official Trailer

Born In East L.A. (1987) - Official Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Cheech Marin

Cheech Marin

Rudy

Daniel Stern

Daniel Stern

Jimmy

Paul Rodríguez

Paul Rodríguez

Javier

Jan-Michael Vincent

Jan-Michael Vincent

McCalister

Kamala Lopez

Kamala Lopez

Dolores

Alma Martinez

Alma Martinez

Gloria

Tony Plana

Tony Plana

Feo

Eddie Barth

Eddie Barth

Lester

Lupe Ontiveros

Lupe Ontiveros

Rudy's Mother

Ronald G. Joseph

Ronald G. Joseph

Tattoo Prisoner

Creative team
Directed by
Cheech Marin
Cheech Marin
Written by
Cheech Marin
Cheech Marin
Produced by
Peter Macgregor-Scott

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