Born in East L.A.
About Born in East L.A.
Richard "Cheech" Marin, of Cheech & Chong fame, directed and starred in Born in East L.A.. Inspired by Marin's music-video parody of Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA", the film casts Cheech as an East Los Angeles repairman. While paying a visit to a sweatshop toy factory, Cheech is caught in the middle when the feds raid the place and cart off all the illegal alien workers. Since he's forgotten to bring his own i.d., Cheech is also shipped off to Mexico-where, having next to no knowledge of the Spanish tongue, he's virtually helpless. Desperate, he takes a job with crooked Tijuana saloon owner Daniel Stern-the first of many "make-do" jobs that he assumes to earn enough money to return home. Along the way, he falls in love with El Salvadorian girl Kamala Lopez, whose English is as fractured as Cheech's Spanish. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Born In East L.A.
Born In East L.A. starring Cheech Marin, Daniel Stern, Jan-Michael Vincent, Paul Rodriguez, Kamala...
US Release Date
1987-08-21
MPAA Rating
Rated R
Running Time
84 mins.
Locations
- Avenida Revolucion, Zona Norte, Zona del Rio, Rosarita Beach, and La Mesa in Tijuana, Mexico
- San Ysidro border crossing between Mexico and California
- Whittier Boulevard, and Anderson Street in Los Angeles, California
Language
- English
Box Office Total
14497620
Distributor
- MCA Home Video
- Universal Pictures
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