movie backdrop
Born in East L.A.

Born in East L.A.

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew
  • Recommendations

Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 21, 1987

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Comedy

User Score

58%

Original Title

Born in East L.A.

Production Companies

Clear Type, Universal Pictures

Director

Cheech Marin

Description

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!