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, Anna Thomas
Jennifer Lopez
Young Maria
Jimmy Smits
Jimmy
Mary Steenburgen
Gloria
Edward James Olmos
Paco
Esai Morales
Chucho
Scott Bakula
David Ronconi
Elpidia Carrillo
Isabel Magaña
Thomas Rosales Jr.
The Boatman
Maria Canals-Barrera
Young Irene
Emilio Rivera
Tamalito
Jacob Vargas
Young Jose
Constance Marie
Toni
Benito Martinez
Young Paco
Michael DeLorenzo
Butch Mejia
Jenny Gago
Maria
Eduardo López Rojas
Jose
Bibi Besch
Mrs. Gillespie
Dedee Pfeiffer
Karen Gillespie
Valente Rodriguez
Chucho's Friend
Ernie Lively
Sergeant
Bart Johnson
Young Officer
Lupe Ontiveros
Irene
Willie C. Carpenter
I.N.S. Guard
Bruce Gray
Mr. Gillespie
Enrique Castillo
Memo
Delana Michaels
Judge
Brian Lally
Officer
Peter Vasquez
Prison Guard
Ben Hernandez Bray
Seidy López
Lena, Chucho's Girlfriend
Bel Hernandez
Eddie's Mom
León Singer
El Californio
Jeanette Jurado
Rosie
Amelia Zapata
Roberto's Girlfriend
Jonathan Hernandez
Young Jimmy
Michael Tomlinson
Dr. McNally
Saachiko
Nurse
Paul Robert Langdon
Carlitos
Rafael Cortes
Roberto Sanchez
Emilio Del Haro
Oxcart Driver
Abel Woolrich
Oxcart Driver
Ivette Reina
Trini Sanchez
Rosalee Mayeux
Maria's Employer
Alicia del Lago
Maria's Aunt
Anthony Gonzalez
Baby Paco
Michael Gonzalez
Little Paco
Cassandra Campos
Little Irene
Belladonna Campos
Baby Irene (as Susana Campos)
Cris Franco
Young Gerardo
Salvador Hernández
Mariachi
Samuel Hernández
Mariachi
Juan Jiménez
Mariachi
Jesus Alberto Guzman
Mariachi
Jose Mario Rodriguez
Mariachi
Arturo Palacios
Mariachi
Eddie Ayala
Another Friend
Romeo Rene Fabian
Eddie
David Salas
The Original
Bill Mondragon
The Original
Eric Mondragon
The Original
Dennis Jimenez
The Original
Alex Tanasi
The Original
George Lopez Jr.
Ball Player #1
Moses Saldana
Ball Player #2
Ruben Sierra
Gerardo
Pete Leal
Old Man on Balcony
Valerie Wildman
Sunny, Gloria's Friend
Angelina Estrada
Woman with Groceries

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