My Family (1995)
Three generations of dreams.
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Edward James Olmos
as Paco
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Jimmy Smits
as Jimmy
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Esai Morales
as Chucho
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Jennifer Lopez
as Young Maria
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Jacob Vargas
as Young Jose
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Constance Marie
as Toni
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Jonathan Hernandez
as Young Jimmy
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Jenny Gago
as Maria
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Eduardo López Rojas
as Jose
- Rafael Cortés as Roberto
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Mary Steenburgen
as Gloria
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Scott Bakula
as David Ronconi
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Elpidia Carrillo
as Isabel Magaña
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Dedee Pfeiffer
as Karen Gillespie
Crew
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Gregory Nava
Director
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Edward Lachman
Director of Photography
- Nancy Richardson Editor
- Anna Thomas Producer
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Gregory Nava
Writer
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