My Family
1995
Three generations of dreams.
- Gregory Nava
- 2h 8m
- May 3, 1995 · United States of America
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 3, 1995
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English, Spanish
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- New Line Cinema,American Zoetrope,Majestic Films International,American Playhouse,Newcomb Productions
- Cast
- Edward James Olmos,Jimmy Smits,Esai Morales,Jennifer Lopez,Jacob Vargas,Constance Marie,Jonathan Hernandez,Jenny Gago,Eduardo López Rojas,Rafael Cortésand 4 more
- Director
- Gregory Nava
- Writer
- Gregory Nava
- Producer
- Francis Ford Coppola,Anna Thomas
- Cinematography
- Edward Lachman
- Budget
- $5,500,000
- Revenue
- $11,079,373
- IMDb
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