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Born in East L.A.

Born in East L.A.

A comedy bordering on insanity.

1987•1h 25m•5.8/10
Comedy

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5.8/10(111)

Rudy, an American of Hispanic descent, whose south-of-the-border looks show him no mercy during an immigration raid in a migrant worker factory. As his luck goes, he is caught with neither money nor his ID and is deported to Mexico - without speaking a word of Spanish!

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Production

Universal Pictures, Clear Type

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Cheech Marin

Cheech Marin

Rudy

Daniel Stern

Daniel Stern

Jimmy

Paul Rodríguez

Paul Rodríguez

Javier

Jan-Michael Vincent

Jan-Michael Vincent

McCalister

Kamala Lopez

Kamala Lopez

Dolores

Alma Martinez

Alma Martinez

Gloria

Tony Plana

Tony Plana

Feo

Eddie Barth

Eddie Barth

Lester

Lupe Ontiveros

Lupe Ontiveros

Rudy's Mother

Ronald G. Joseph

Ronald G. Joseph

Tattoo Prisoner

Noble Willingham

Noble Willingham

Border Patrol Sergeant

Sal Lopez

Sal Lopez

What's Happening Boy

Del Zamora

Del Zamora

What's Happening Boy

Mike Moroff

Mike Moroff

Thug #2

Eloy Casados

Eloy Casados

Thug #1

Terrence Evans

Terrence Evans

Immigration Officer

Neith Hunter

Neith Hunter

Marcie

Ted Lin

What's Happening Boy

Jason Scott Lee

Jason Scott Lee

What's Happening Boy

Jee Teo

What's Happening Boy

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