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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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- Director
- Taylor Hackford
- Writers
- Floyd Mutrux, Jeremy Iacone, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Ross Thomas
- Studio
- Hollywood Pictures
- Released
- 5 February 1993
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 190 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $35.0M
- Box office
- $4.5M
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