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With Cheech Marin, Paul Rodriguez, Daniel Stern, Kamala Lopez. When an L.A. born American citizen is mistaken for a Mexican illegal alien and deported to Mexico, he has to do everything he can to get across the border.
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- Cheech Marin
- 1987-08-21
Born in East L.A. is a 1987 American satirical comedy film written and directed by Cheech Marin in his feature film directorial debut, who also starred in the film.
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.
R 08/21/1987 (US) Comedy 1h 25m. User. Score. What's your Vibe? Play Trailer. A comedy bordering on insanity. Overview. 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.
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!
Born in East L.A. is a 1987 American comedy film written and directed by Cheech Marin, based on his song of the same name, released as a 1984 single by Cheech & Chong. The film focuses on Rudy Robles, a Mexican American from East Los Angeles who is mistaken for an illegal alien and deported.
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In "Born in East L.A.," Rudy, a U.S. citizen of Mexican heritage, is mistakenly deported during a factory raid. Stranded in Mexico, he must outsmart authorities and navigate a hilarious series of misadventures to return to his true home in L.A.
