Taglines: Three generations of dreams.
My Family movie storyline. This epic film traces over three generations an immigrant family’s trials, tribulations, tragedies and triumphs. Jose and Maria, 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 1950s. As the second generation become adults in the 1960s, the focus shifts to Jimmy, his marriage to Isabel (a Salvadorian refugee), their son, and Jimmy’s journey to becoming a responsible parent.
My Family is a 1995 independent American drama film directed by Gregory Nava, written by Nava and Anna Thomas, and starring Jimmy Smits, Edward James Olmos, and Esai Morales. The film depicts three generations of a Mexican American family who emigrated from Mexico and settled in East Los Angeles.
My Family (1995)
Directed by: Gregory Nava
Starring: Jimmy Smits, Esai Morales, Edward James Olmos, Amelia Zapata, Rosalee Mayeux, Jennifer Lopez, Alicia del Lago, Rafael Cortes, Anthony Gonzalez
Screenplay by: Gregory Nava, Anna Thomas
Production Design by: Barry Robison
Cinematography by: Edward Lachman, Jason Poteet
Film Editing by: Nancy Richardson
Costume Design by: Tracy Tynan
Set Decoration by: Suzette Sheets
Art Direction by: Adam Lustig, Tony Myers
Music by: Mark McKenzie
MPAA Rating: R for strong language, some graphic violence and a scene of sexuality.
Distributed by: New Line Cinema
Release Date: May 3, 1995
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