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…
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CrimeDramaThriller
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- Director
- Taylor Hackford
- Writer
- Ross Thomas, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Jeremy Iacone, Floyd Mutrux
- Released
- 1993-02-05
- Rated
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
- Awards
- 4 wins & 2 nominations total
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