Title: Bound by Honor (Bound by Honor)
Release Date: 1993-02-05
IMDB ID: tt0106469
Vote Average: 8.139 (1491 votes)
Overview: Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.
Cast: Damian Chapa (Miklo), Jesse Borrego (Cruz), Benjamin Bratt (Paco), Enrique Castillo (Montana), Victor Rivers (Magic Mike), Delroy Lindo (Bonafide),
Crew: Bruno Rubeo (Production Design), Floyd Mutrux (Screenplay), Jimmy Santiago Baca (Screenplay), Jerry Gershwin (Producer), Gabriel Beristain (Director of Photography), Ross Thomas (Story),
Release Date: 1993-02-05
IMDB ID: tt0106469
Vote Average: 8.139 (1491 votes)
Overview: Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.
Cast: Damian Chapa (Miklo), Jesse Borrego (Cruz), Benjamin Bratt (Paco), Enrique Castillo (Montana), Victor Rivers (Magic Mike), Delroy Lindo (Bonafide),
Crew: Bruno Rubeo (Production Design), Floyd Mutrux (Screenplay), Jimmy Santiago Baca (Screenplay), Jerry Gershwin (Producer), Gabriel Beristain (Director of Photography), Ross Thomas (Story),