My Family (film)
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| Directed by | Gregory Nava |
| Produced by | Anna Thomas |
| Screenplay by | Gregory Nava Anna Thomas |
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| Narrated by | Edward James Olmos |
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Film score: Mark McKenzie Folk Music: Pepe Ávila |
| Cinematography | Edward Lachman Jason Poteet |
| Edited by | Nancy Richardson |
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American Playhouse
American Zoetrope Majestic Films International Newcomb Productions |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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Running time
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126 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English Spanish |
| Budget | $3.8 million |
| Box office | $11.1 million |
My Family is a 1995 independent American drama film directed by Gregory Nava, written by Nava and Anna Thomas, and starring Jimmy Smits, Edward James Olmos, and Esai Morales. The film depicts three generations of a Mexican American family who emigrated from Mexico and settled in East Los Angeles.
The story is narrated by the family's oldest son, Paco (Edward James Olmos). The film begins with the father of the family, José Sanchez (Jacob Vargas), making a journey that lasts one year on foot from Mexico to Los Angeles. He travels to Los Angeles to meet a distant relative known as El Californio, who was born in the city when it was still part of Mexico. They become fast friends and grew a corn farm together. However, after several years, El Californio nears death. Shortly before dying, El Californio says he wants the following written on his tombstone:
José meets and marries the love of his life, María (Jennifer Lopez), an American citizen. After María is illegally deported to Mexico by the U.S. federal government in a mass roundup, she makes it back to Los Angeles via a long and arduous trip two years later, where she returns home with their new son Chucho.
Twenty years later in the 1958 or 1959, eldest daughter Irene (first played by María Canals, later by Lupe Ontiveros) is getting married. Chucho (Esai Morales) and Paco (Benito Martinez) have grown up. New additions to the family include Toni (Constance Marie), Guillermo "Memo" (played by Greg Albert as a child, and by Enrique Castillo as an adult), and brother Jimmy (Jonathan Hernandez as a child, Jimmy Smits as an adult).
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