My Family

My Family

1995
2h 8m
7.4

7.4/10

90 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy Drama

"Three generations of dreams."

Overview

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $5,500,000

Revenue: $11,079,373

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Newcomb Productions American Zoetrope American Playhouse Majestic Films International New Line Cinema
Production Countries
United Kingdom United States of America
Spoken Languages
English Spanish

Keywords

immigrant marriage family relationships los angeles, california family death of wife

Quick Facts

Release Date May 3, 1995
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0113896

Cast

Edward James Olmos
Edward James Olmos

Paco

Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits

Jimmy

Esai Morales
Esai Morales

Chucho

Eduardo López Rojas
Eduardo López Rojas

Jose

Jenny Gago
Jenny Gago

Maria

Elpidia Carrillo
Elpidia Carrillo

Isabel Magaña

Lupe Ontiveros
Lupe Ontiveros

Irene

Jacob Vargas
Jacob Vargas

Young Jose

Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez

Young Maria

Maria Canals-Barrera
Maria Canals-Barrera

Young Irene

León Singer
León Singer

El Californio

Michael DeLorenzo
Michael DeLorenzo

Butch Mejia

Key Crew

Gregory Nava
Director
Gregory Nava
Writer
Francis Ford Coppola
Executive Producer
Anna Thomas
Producer
Anna Thomas
Writer