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Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on two Indigenous Latino American half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial (half-Indigenous Latino American and half-European American) 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.
Theatrical
Apr 30, 1993
Box Office
$4.5M
Budget
$35.0M
Return
0.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jun 13, 2000
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Hollywood Pictures
Cast
Full credits →D
Damian Chapa
Miklo
J
Jesse Borrego
Cruz
B
Benjamin Bratt
Paco
E
Enrique Castillo
Montana
V
Victor Rivers
Magic Mike
D
Delroy Lindo
Bonafide
T
Tom Towles
Red Ryder
C
Carlos Carrasco
Popeye
T
Teddy Wilson
Wallace
R
Raymond Cruz
Chuey
V
Valente Rodriguez
Frankie
L
Lanny Flaherty
Big Al
B
Billy Bob Thornton
Lightning
G
Geoffrey Rivas
Carlos
K
Karmin Murcelo
Dolores
Ving Rhames
Ivan
D
Danny Trejo
Geronimo
S
Steve Eastin
Hollenbeck Captain
V
Vanessa Marquez
Montana's Daughter
D
David Labiosa
Coolaide
