My Family

7.4R

MovieComedy, Drama19952h 8m

Three generations of dreams.

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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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.

Directed by: Gregory Nava
Written by: Gregory Nava, Anna Thomas
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Released: May 3, 1995
Runtime: 2h 8m
Status: Released
Language: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Studios: Newcomb Productions, American Zoetrope, American Playhouse, Majestic Films International, New Line Cinema
Budget: $5,500,000
Box office: $11,079,373