Born in East L.A.
Born in East L.A.

Born in East L.A.

"A comedy bordering on insanity."

Rudy, an American of Hispanic descent, whose south-of-the-border looks show him no mercy during an immigration raid in a migrant worker factory. As his luck goes, he is caught with neither money nor his ID and is deported to Mexico - without speaking a word of Spanish!

Cheech Marin

Cheech Marin

Rudy

Daniel Stern

Daniel Stern

Jimmy

Paul Rodríguez

Paul Rodríguez

Javier

Jan-Michael Vincent

Jan-Michael Vincent

McCalister

Kamala Lopez

Kamala Lopez

Dolores

Alma Martinez

Alma Martinez

Gloria

Tony Plana

Tony Plana

Feo

Eddie Barth

Eddie Barth

Lester

Lupe Ontiveros

Lupe Ontiveros

Rudy's Mother

Ronald G. Joseph

Ronald G. Joseph

Tattoo Prisoner

Noble Willingham

Noble Willingham

Border Patrol Sergeant

Sal Lopez

Sal Lopez

What's Happening Boy

Del Zamora

Del Zamora

What's Happening Boy

Mike Moroff

Mike Moroff

Thug #2

Eloy Casados

Eloy Casados

Thug #1

Terrence Evans

Immigration Officer

Neith Hunter

Neith Hunter

Marcie

Ted Lin

What's Happening Boy

Jason Scott Lee

Jason Scott Lee

What's Happening Boy

Jee Teo

What's Happening Boy

Bob McClurg

Harry

Diana Bellamy

Diana Bellamy

Harry's Wife

Daniel Valdez

Norteno Trio

David Silva

Norteno Trio

Steve Jordan

Steve Jordan

Norteno Trio

Urbanie Lucero

Rudy's Sister

Chastity Ayala

Rudy's Niece

David Perez

Rudy's Nephew

Larry Blackmon

Larry Blackmon

Slick Dude

Tito Larriva

Tito Larriva

Oscar

Geoffrey Rivas

Geoffrey Rivas

Immigration Aide

Miguel Delgado

Jose

David Yanez

Altar Boy

Bret Chafe

Immigration Man

McKeiver Jones III

Immigration Man

Alex Garza

Jail Sergeant

George Garvin

Doorman

Jim Perine

Tourist

Ruben Guevara

Miguel

Sam Allen

Customs Officer

John Villella

Customs Agent

Doug Ingold

Customs Agent

Mark Istratoff

Customs Agent

Robert Masseria

Customs Agent

Josh Cruze

Josh Cruze

Jail Truck Driver

Randal Patrick

Border Patrol Officer

Ernest Harden Jr.

Ernest Harden Jr.

Border Patrol Officer

Vic Trevino

Border Patrol Officer

Mark L. Taylor

Mark L. Taylor

TV Evangelist

Dyana Ortelli

Dyana Ortelli

Mother with Oranges

Humberto Ortiz

Humberto Ortiz

Boy with Orange

Austin Cortez Tobar

Bar Customer

Cesar Dominguez

Bar Customer

Richard Kennedy

German Man

Lilyan Chauvin

Lilyan Chauvin

German Woman

Ernesto Hernández

Fernando

Ángela Moya

Mexican Wife

Jorge Andrés Fernández

Mexican Husband

David Selburg

David Selburg

Policeman

Sam Vlahos

Sam Vlahos

Father Sanchez

Junie Lowry-Johnson

Junie Lowry-Johnson

Casting

Lee Holdridge

Original Music Composer

Don Brochu

Editor

Álex Phillips Jr.

Director of Photography

Stan Coleman

Executive Producer

Peter Macgregor-Scott

Producer

Cheech Marin

Cheech Marin

Writer

Cheech Marin

Cheech Marin

Director

Jim Cranston

Production Supervisor

Marco Aurelio Ortiz

Unit Production Manager

Javier Carreño

First Assistant Director

Sebastián Silva

Sebastián Silva

Second Assistant Director

David N. Schrager

Second Assistant Director

J. Rae Fox

Art Direction

Lynda Burbank

Art Direction

Isabella B. Van Soest

Costume Designer

Carlos Montaño

Camera Operator

Manuel Jiménez

Assistant Camera

Alicia Craft

Assistant Camera

William B. Kaplan

Sound Mixer

Earl Sampson

Boom Operator

Steve Klinghoffer

Cableman

Jorge Gómez

Cableman

Robert W. Glass Jr.

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ken S. Polk

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Robert Thirlwell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jack English

Electrician

Donaciano De Anda

Gaffer

Jerry Deats

Key Grip

Salvador Vázquez

Key Grip

Dennis Rotta

Dolly Grip

Faustino Hernández

Dolly Grip

Jef Simons

Makeup Supervisor

Steve Karatzas

Set Decoration

Enrique Estévez

Set Decoration

Hector Rodriguez

Art Direction

Richard Joffray

Property Master

Enrique Villavicencio

Costumer

Laura Goldsmith

Costumer

Jacqueline George

Production Coordinator

Laura Aguilar

Production Coordinator

Renate Schneuer

Script Supervisor

Dow Griffith

Location Manager

Elisa Goodman

Casting Associate

Barbara Shannon

Extras Casting

Enrique De Pena

Extras Casting

Flavio Castillero

Extras Casting

Michael Becker

Still Photographer

Jesus G. Duran

Special Effects

David Newhouse

Editor

Michael J. Sheridan

Editor

Stephen Lovejoy

Editor

Clint Hutchison

Assistant Editor

Jerry Nelson

Assistant Editor

Keith Jernquist

Assistant Editor

Michael O'Corrigan

Supervising Sound Editor

Robert Gutknecht

Sound Editor

Joe Divitale

Sound Editor

Bill Young

Sound Editor

Ray Alba

Sound Editor

William Hooper

Sound Editor

Steve Olson

Sound Editor

Dick Wahrman

Sound Editor

Jim Siracusa

Sound Editor

Cliff Bell Jr.

ADR Editor

Don Sanders

Supervising Music Editor

Barbara Riley

Negative Cutter

Dan Muscarella

Color Timer

John Bruno

Title Designer

Dick Hancock

Stunts

Rick Riccio

Scoring Mixer