My Family

My Family

Comedy · 1995 · 2h 8m

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Three generations of dreams.

Overview

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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Cast & crew

Edward James OlmosPaco
Jimmy SmitsJimmy
Esai MoralesChucho
Eduardo López RojasJose
Jenny GagoMaria
Elpidia CarrilloIsabel Magaña
Lupe OntiverosIrene
Jacob VargasYoung Jose
Jennifer LopezYoung Maria
Maria Canals-BarreraYoung Irene
León SingerEl Californio
Michael DeLorenzoButch Mejia
Jonathan HernandezYoung Jimmy
Constance MarieToni
Mary SteenburgenGloria

Information

Release date
6 October 1995
Director
Gregory Nava
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Runtime
2h 8m
Country of origin
United States

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