Movie
My Family
Three generations of dreams.
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.
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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.
More about My Family
Cast
Edward James OlmosPaco
Jimmy SmitsJimmy
Esai MoralesChucho
Jennifer LopezYoung Maria
Jacob VargasYoung Jose
Constance MarieToni
Jonathan HernandezYoung Jimmy
Jenny GagoMariaCredits
- Directed by
- Gregory Nava
- Written by
- Gregory Nava
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $5.5M
- Box office
- $11.1M
Production
- Newcomb Productions
American ZoetropeUnited States
American PlayhouseUnited States
Majestic Films InternationalUnited Kingdom
New Line CinemaUnited States
