My Family
1NomDirected by Gregory Nava
Synopsis
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.
Awards
Details
- Released
- 3 May 1995
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- Director
- Gregory Nava
- Writers
- Gregory Nava
- Budget
- $5,500,000
- Box office
- $11,079,373
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Production
- Newcomb Productions, American Zoetrope, American Playhouse, Majestic Films International, New Line Cinema
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Cast
Edward James Olmos
Jimmy Smits
Esai Morales
Jennifer Lopez
Jacob Vargas
Constance Marie
Jonathan Hernandez
Jenny Gago
Eduardo López Rojas- RRafael Cortés