My Family
“Three generations of dreams.”
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.
Release Date
May 3, 1995
Runtime
2h 8m
Language
English
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My Family
Edward James Olmos
Jimmy Smits
Esai Morales
Eduardo López Rojas
Jenny Gago
Elpidia Carrillo
Lupe Ontiveros
Jacob Vargas
Jennifer Lopez
Maria Canals-Barrera
