Born in East L.A.
A comedy bordering on insanity.
5.8(121) 1987-08-21 84 minComedy
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!
ProducerPeter Macgregor-Scott
Original Music ComposerLee Holdridge
DirectorCheech Marin
WriterCheech Marin
Cast & characters
Cheech Marin
as Rudy
Daniel Stern
as Jimmy
Paul Rodríguez
as Javier
Jan-Michael Vincent
as McCalister
Kamala Lopez
as Dolores
Alma Martinez
as Gloria
Tony Plana
as Feo
Eddie Barth
as Lester
Lupe Ontiveros
as Rudy's Mother
Ronald G. Joseph
as Tattoo Prisoner
Noble Willingham
as Border Patrol Sergeant
Sal Lopez
as What's Happening Boy
Del Zamora
as What's Happening Boy
Mike Moroff
as Thug #2
Eloy Casados
as Thug #1
Terrence Evans
as Immigration Officer
Neith Hunter
as Marcie
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Ted Lin
as What's Happening Boy
Jason Scott Lee
as What's Happening Boy
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Jee Teo
as What's Happening Boy
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Bob McClurg
as Harry
Diana Bellamy
as Harry's Wife
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Daniel Valdez
as Norteno Trio
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David Silva
as Norteno Trio
