Born in East L.A.

Born in East L.A. (1987)

5.8 84 min Movie
Comedy

A comedy bordering on insanity.

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!

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Cast

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
Noble Willingham Noble Willingham Border Patrol Sergeant
Sal Lopez Sal Lopez What's Happening Boy

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