Born in East L.A. [Blu-ray]

Director: Cheech Marin Cheech Marin

Overview

Richard "Cheech" Marin, of Cheech & Chong fame, directed and starred in Born in East L.A.. Inspired by Marin's music-video parody of Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA," the film casts Cheech as an East Los Angeles repairman. While paying a visit to a sweatshop toy factory, Cheech is caught in the middle when the feds raid the place and cart off all the illegal alien workers. Since he's forgotten to bring his own i.d., Cheech is also shipped off to Mexico-where, having next to no knowledge of the Spanish tongue, he's virtually helpless. Desperate, he takes a job with crooked Tijuana saloon owner Daniel Stern-the first of many "make-do" jobs that he assumes to earn enough money to return home. Along the way, he falls in love with El Salvadorian girl Kamala Lopez, whose English is as fractured as Cheech's Spanish.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/19/2019
UPC:	0826663197273
Original Release:	1987
Rating:	R
Source:	Shout Factory
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:25:00
Sales rank:	15,378

Special Features

NEW audio commentary by director/writer/star Cheech Marin and film historian Marc Edward Heuck; NEW interview with Cheech Marin and actors Kamala Lopez and Paul Rodriguez; Extended television cut of Born In East L.A. (Standard Definition); Theatrical trailer; Photo gallery; Production notes

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Cheech Marin	Actor
Daniel Stern	Actor
Paul Rodriguez	Actor
Kamala Lopez	Dolores
Jan-Michael Vincent	McCalister
Neith Hunter	Marcie
Alma Martinez	Gloria
Tony Plana	Feo
Lupe Ontiveros	Rudy's Mother
Urbanie Lucero	Rudy's Sister
Larry Blackmon	Slick Dude
Tito Larriva	Oscar
Geoffrey Rivas	Immigration Aide
Eddie Barth	Lester
Miguel Delgado	Jose
David Yanez	Alter Boy
Mike Moroff	Thug #2
Ruben Guevara	Miguel
Bob McClurg	Harry
Diana Bellamy	Harry's Wife
Kamala Lopez-Dawson	Actor
Chastity Ayala	Actor
Ronald Joseph	Tattoo Prisoner
David Perez	Actor
Noble Willingham	Border Patrol Sargeant
Randal Patrick	Border Patrol Officer
Ernest Harden Jr.	Border Patrol Officer
Vic Trevino	Border Patrol Officer
Sal López	What's Happening Boys
Del Zamora	What's Happening Boys
Ted Lin	What's Happening Boys
Jason Lee	What's Happening Boys
Mark Taylor	TV Evangelist
Dyana Ortelli	Mother with Oranges
Humberto Ortiz	Boy with Oranges
Daniel Valdez	Norteno Trio
David Silva	Norteno Trio
Lilyan Chauvin	German Woman
Ernesto Hernández	Fernando
Ángela Moya	Mexican Wife
David Selberg	Policeman
Sam Vlahos	Father Sanchez
Cassandra Peterson	Actor
Eloy Casados	Thug #1
Josh Cruze	Jail Truck Driver

Technical Credits

Stan Coleman	Executive Producer
Peter MacGregor-Scott	Producer
Cheech Marin	Director