Born in East L.A.

– Rudy, an American of Hispanic descent, whose south-of-the-border looks show him no mercy during an i..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 25 Minutes
Release Year:
1987
Born in East L.A. (1987)

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!

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
Genre:

Born in East L.A. (1987) - Trailer

Release Date:

21 Aug 1987

Language:

English, Spanish

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Cheech Marin

Writer:

Cheech Marin

Main Actors:

Cheech Marin, Paul Rodriguez, Daniel Stern, Kamala Lopez

Plot:

Rudy is an American of Mexican descent who is caught up in an immigration raid on a factory. Deported to Mexico as an undocumented immigrant, he has no way of proving that he is in fact an American citizen, and is forced to rely on his cunning to sneak his way back home.

Awards:

4 wins.

Production:

Universal Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
38%
Metacritic:
57%