My Family
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1995-05-03
Runtime: 128 mins
Director: Gregory Nava
Writer: Gregory Nava
Spoken language: English, Español
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Original title: My Family
Production Companies: Newcomb Productions, American Zoetrope, American Playhouse, Majestic Films International, New Line Cinema
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Cast
Edward James Olmos
Jimmy Smits
Esai Morales
Jennifer Lopez
Jacob Vargas
Constance Marie
Jonathan Hernandez
Jenny Gago
Eduardo López Rojas
Rafael Cortés
Mary Steenburgen
Scott Bakula
Elpidia Carrillo
Dedee Pfeiffer
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