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Overview

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Director:

Gregory Nava

Writers (WGA):

Gregory Nava (written by) &
Anna Thomas (written by)

Contact:

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Release Date:

3 May 1995 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama more

Tagline:

Three generations of dreams.

Plot:

Traces over three generations an immigrant family's trials, tribulations, tragedies, and triumphs. Maria and Jose... more | add synopsis

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations more

NewsDesk:
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User Comments:

A wonderful scene more (18 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Edward James Olmos ... Paco
Rafael Cortés ... Roberto (as Rafael Cortes)
Ivette Reina ... Trini
Amelia Zapata ... Roberto's Girlfriend

Jacob Vargas ... Young Jose
Emilio Del Haro ... Oxcart Driver
Abel Woolrich ... Oxcart Driver

León Singer ... El Californio (as Leon Singer)

Rosalee Mayeux ... Maria's Employer

Jennifer Lopez ... Young Maria
Alicia del Lago ... Maria's Aunt

Thomas Rosales Jr. ... The Boatman (as Thomas Rosales)
Anthony Gonzalez ... Baby Paco
Michael Gonzalez ... Little Paco

Esai Morales ... Chucho
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Cafe con leche
East L.A. (UK) (video title)
My Family, Mi Familia
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MPAA:

Rated R for strong language, some graphic violence and a scene of sexuality.

Runtime:

128 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo | DTS


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The final scene is duplicated shot-for-shot from the final scene of Apur Sansar (1959). more

Goofs:

Continuity: When Isabella is at the Sanchez home, we see a medium shot of Paco with a bowl of popcorn, and Memo. In front of them is a tray of taquitos. But a minute or two later, Irene brings out the same tray and sets it down on the coffee table in front of them. more

Quotes:

Paco: Everyone said the police had killed Chucho, but my mother never believed it. She knew that he was meant to die at the river. Chucho's life had been on borrowed time, but you cannot cheat fate forever. The spirit of the river had returned to claim what was rightfuly his. more

Movie Connections:

Features "I Love Lucy" (1951) more

Soundtrack:

Flor de canela more


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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
A wonderful scene, 10 May 1999
Author: Oscar-48 from Zoetermeer, Holland

The following tender scene (in an otherwise male-oriented movie) is totally unexpected: Jimmy Smits is a macho and is busy with his car, his wife (Elpidia Carrillo) whom he only married so she wouldn't be deported, comes up to him and changes the music in the cassette-player. She tries to get him to dance with her, right there on the street. At first he doesn't want to, but the way by how she finally succeeds is really a must to see. He even asks her at the end of the dance "Will you teach me how to salsa?". For only this scene one should rent the video, the rest of the movie isn't bad either!

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