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A comedy bordering on insanity. - Born in East L.A.
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Title: Born in East L.A.

Release Date: 21 Aug 1987

Runtime: 1h 25m

Genre: Comedy

Director: Universal Pictures, Clear Type

Production Companies: Universal Pictures, Clear Type

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 5.8 (102 votes)

Cast

  • Rudy: Cheech Marin
  • Jimmy: Daniel Stern
  • Javier: Paul Rodríguez
  • McCalister: Jan-Michael Vincent
  • Dolores: Kamala Lopez
  • Gloria: Alma Martinez
  • Feo: Tony Plana
  • Lester: Eddie Barth
  • Rudy's Mother: Lupe Ontiveros
  • Tattoo Prisoner: Ronald G. Joseph
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