Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the “Vatos Locos”, and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a “home” for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his “carnal”, Miklo.
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Film Cast:

• Miklo: Damian Chapa
• Cruz: Jesse Borrego
• Paco: Benjamin Bratt
• Montana: Enrique Castillo
• Magic Mike: Victor Rivers
• Bonafide: Delroy Lindo
• Red Ryder: Tom Towles
• Popeye: Carlos Carrasco
• Wallace: Teddy Wilson
• Chuey: Raymond Cruz
• Frankie: Valente Rodriguez
• Big Al: Lanny Flaherty
• Lightning: Billy Bob Thornton
• Carlos: Geoffrey Rivas
• Dolores: Karmin Murcelo
• Ivan: Ving Rhames
• Geronimo: Danny Trejo
• Hollenbeck Captain: Steve Eastin
• Montana’s Daughter: Vanessa Marquez
• Coolaide: David Labiosa
• Rollie McCann: Thomas F. Wilson

Film Crew:

• Casting: Richard Pagano
• Production Design: Bruno Rubeo
• Casting: Sharon Bialy
• Editor: Fredric Steinkamp
• Original Music Composer: Bill Conti
• Costume Design: Shay Cunliffe
• Director of Photography: Gabriel Beristain
• Producer: Taylor Hackford
• Art Direction: Marek Dobrowolski
• Producer: Jerry Gershwin
• Screenplay: Jeremy Iacone
• Story: Ross Thomas
• Screenplay: Jimmy Santiago Baca
• Screenplay: Floyd Mutrux
• Set Decoration: Cecilia Rodarte

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