Comedy Drama
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.
Directed by
Gregory Nava
Written by
Gregory Nava
Jennifer Lopez
Young Maria
Constance Marie
Toni
Jimmy Smits
Jimmy
Mary Steenburgen
Gloria
Jacob Vargas
Young Jose
Elpidia Carrillo
Isabel Magaña
Edward James Olmos
Paco
Scott Bakula
David Ronconi
Esai Morales
Chucho
Dedee Pfeiffer
Karen Gillespie
Jenny Gago
Maria
Jonathan Hernandez
Young Jimmy
Eduardo López Rojas
Jose
Rafael Cortés
Roberto

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