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G.I. Jesus

Rated: 0 | 186 Views Released Year: 2006

Genre: Latino Dramas
About: Jesus Feliciano, a Mexican national and soldier of the Iraqi war, returns to California after his tour of duty hoping to gain his U.S. citizenship. Suffering from postwar trauma, he tries to readapt to family life, but his battle experience has left him psychologically scarred and distrustful. Seeing his heritage slip away as his wife and daughter embrace their new culture, Jesus questions the sacrifices he must make to attain his American Dream.
URL: G.I. Jesus

I Like It Like That

Rated: 0 | 150 Views Released Year: 1994

Genre: Latino Dramas
About: Lisette (Lauren Velez) and Chino Linares (Jon Seda) live in the Bronx with their three children and are barely scraping by. During a blackout, Chino gets arrested for stealing a stereo. In order to raise the bail money, Lisette lands a job as an assistant to a record executive (Griffin Dunne) who believes he knows everything about Latino music. Lisette proves him wrong, and her career takes off -- much to the chagrin of the jealous Chino.
URL: I Like It Like That

East L.A. King

Rated: 0 | 113 Views Released Year: 2004

Genre: Latino Dramas
About: News of his girlfriend's pregnancy prompts gang leader Jose (Boris Cabrera) to pull off the score of a lifetime, which lands him in jail and leaves his newborn son without a father. When Jose is released from prison years later, he wants nothing more than to live an honorable life. But when he learns that his son has hooked up with Jose's former gang -- led by ex-rival Joker (Albertossy Espinoza) -- Jose may fall back on his old ways.
URL: East L.A. King

Twice Upon a Yesterday

Rated: 0 | 176 Views Released Year: 1998

Genre: Latino Dramas
About: Struggling actor Victor Bukowski (Douglas Henshall) is heartbroken over the pending marriage of his ex-girlfriend Sylvia (Lena Headey). Leaving the pub drunk, Victor awakes to find himself back in time to the day they broke up, and he embraces his second chance. But fate has other plans when Victor meets Louise (Penélope Cruz). María Ripoll makes her directorial debut with this romantic comedy co-starring Mark Strong and Elizabeth McGovern.
URL: Twice Upon a Yesterday

Almost a Woman

Rated: 0 | 142 Views Released Year: 2001

Genre: Latino Dramas
About: As the oldest of six siblings in a Puerto Rican family new to New York City, 13-year-old Negi (Ana Maria Lagasca) grows up fast in this moving adaptation of Esmeralda Santiago's award-winning memoir. An obedient daughter, hardworking student and family interpreter, Negi must play many roles -- a skill that comes in handy when she chases her biggest dream: to become a stage actress. Wanda De Jesus co-stars as Negi's passionate mother.
URL: Almost a Woman

Mano a Mano

Rated: 0 | 135 Views Released Year: 2005

Genre: Latino Dramas
About: Two men from different generations and seemingly different backgrounds go head to head when a simple census interview reveals secrets that will forever change both their lives. Nathan (Alex Gonsalves) is a Los Angeles writer with a day job working for the U.S. Census Bureau. Ruben (Robert Burgos) is an aging Latino man with a hidden past. Nathan's assignment to interview Ruben for the census turns very personal and connects the men to a common history.
URL: Mano a Mano

And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him

Rated: 0 | 113 Views Released Year: 1994

Genre: Latino Dramas
About: Twelve-year-old Mexican-American Marcos (Jose Alcala) recalls the hardships of the previous year, reflecting on the arduous trek his migrant-worker family made from Texas to the Midwest during harvest season. Along the way, Marcos learns plenty about the harsh realities of bigotry and the power of family in America of the 1950s. The coming-of-age Chicano drama is based on Tomas Rivera's semiautobiographical 1971 novella.
URL: And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him

Once Upon a Time in the Hood

Rated: 0 | 142 Views Released Year: 2004

Genre: Latino Dramas
About: Raul (Mauricio Mesa) worships his older brother and follows in his footsteps by joining an infamous Chicago gang, the Latin Crowns. Once a member, Raul falls for a beautiful young lady and then witnesses the shooting of his brother. Now, with more than just the gang to live for, Raul decides to leave the Latin Crowns. Trouble is, leaving isn't as easy as staying, because these gangbangers don't believe in resignations!
URL: Once Upon a Time in the Hood

Don't Let Me Drown

Rated: 0 | 103 Views Released Year: 2008

Genre: Latino Dramas
About: Cruz Angeles directs this moving romantic drama about two Brooklyn high school students -- Lalo, son of a poor Mexican immigrant, and Stefanie, sister of a 9/11 victim -- who lean on one another to survive the confusion and rage surrounding them. But fearing their families' reactions, the young lovers must keep their relationship secret. Gleendilys Inoa, Selenis Leyva, E.J. Bonilla, Raul Castillo and Richard Petrocelli star.
URL: Don't Let Me Drown

Come and Take it Day

Rated: 0 | 130 Views Released Year: 2002

Genre: Latino Dramas
About: Four Texans working in a Mexican restaurant on the San Antonio Riverwalk believe they're on the verge of discovering the centuries-old treasure of the legendary Tejano folk hero, Gregorio Cortez. Convinced that he's a descendent of the noble Cortez, Jesse (Jesse Borego) uncovers some old family papers and discovers a disturbing secret … as well as a map to the lost treasure.
URL: Come and Take it Day

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