Born in East L.A. Movie Review 1987

Marin brings his Bruce Springsteen-parody song to life as he plays a mistakenly deported illegal alien who struggles to return to the U.S. Suprisingly resolute effort by the usually self-exploiting Mexican-American. Stern is the American expatriate who helps him get back and Lopez is the love interest who stalls him.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 85 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adapted from a Song, Satire & Parody

Screenplay

Richard "Cheech" Marin

Cast

Richard "Cheech" Marin, Daniel Stern, Paul Rodriguez, Jan-Michael Vincent, Kamala Lopez, Tony Plana, Vic Trevino, A. Martinez

Cinematography

Alex Phillips

Director

Richard "Cheech" Marin

Music

Lee Holdridge

Producer

Mark Huffam