
Overview
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.
Production
Hollywood Pictures
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Cast & Characters

Damian Chapa
Miklo

Jesse Borrego
Cruz

Benjamin Bratt
Paco

Enrique Castillo
Montana

Victor Rivers
Magic Mike

Delroy Lindo
Bonafide

Tom Towles
Red Ryder

Carlos Carrasco
Popeye

Teddy Wilson
Wallace

Raymond Cruz
Chuey

Valente Rodriguez
Frankie

Lanny Flaherty
Big Al
Directors & Crew
Floyd Mutrux
Screenplay
Jimmy Santiago Baca
Screenplay
Jerry Gershwin
Producer
Jeremy Iacone
Screenplay
Taylor Hackford
Producer
Taylor Hackford
Director
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