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Born in East L.A. (1987)

Aug 21, 1987 · 1h 24m

5.8/10 TMDB user score
121 votes on TMDB

A comedy bordering on insanity.

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!

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Top cast

  • Cheech Marin Cheech Marin Rudy
  • Daniel Stern Daniel Stern Jimmy
  • Paul Rodríguez Paul Rodríguez Javier
  • Jan-Michael Vincent Jan-Michael Vincent McCalister
  • Kamala Lopez Kamala Lopez Dolores
  • Alma Martinez Alma Martinez Gloria
  • Tony Plana Tony Plana Feo
  • Eddie Barth Eddie Barth Lester
  • Lupe Ontiveros Lupe Ontiveros Rudy's Mother
  • Ronald G. Joseph Ronald G. Joseph Tattoo Prisoner
  • Noble Willingham Noble Willingham Border Patrol Sergeant
  • Sal Lopez Sal Lopez What's Happening Boy
  • Del Zamora Del Zamora What's Happening Boy
  • Mike Moroff Mike Moroff Thug #2
  • Eloy Casados Eloy Casados Thug #1
  • Terrence Evans Terrence Evans Immigration Officer

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