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My Family
My Family

My Family

Three generations of dreams.

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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.

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Budget

$5500000

Revenue

$11079373

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

128 mins

Rating

7.481/10

Release Date

03 May 1995

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

Paco

Jimmy Smits

Jimmy Smits

Jimmy

Esai Morales

Esai Morales

Chucho

Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez

Young Maria

Jacob Vargas

Jacob Vargas

Young Jose

Constance Marie

Constance Marie

Toni

Jonathan Hernandez

Jonathan Hernandez

Young Jimmy

Jenny Gago

Jenny Gago

Maria

Eduardo López Rojas

Eduardo López Rojas

Jose

Rafael Cortés

Rafael Cortés

Roberto

Mary Steenburgen

Mary Steenburgen

Gloria

Scott Bakula

Scott Bakula

David Ronconi

Elpidia Carrillo

Elpidia Carrillo

Isabel Magaña

Dedee Pfeiffer

Dedee Pfeiffer

Karen Gillespie

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