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Born in East L.A. is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Cheech Marin released in USA on 21 august 1987 with Daniel Stern
Born in East L.A. (1987)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 21 august 1987
Length 1h25
Directed by Cheech Marin
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy
Themes Musical films
Rating59%
Born in East L.A. is a 1987 American comedy film written and directed by Cheech Marin of the Cheech & Chong comedy team.
The film is about a Mexican-American from East Los Angeles who is mistaken for an illegal alien and deported. It is based on a 1984 novelty parody song of Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." and "I Love L.A." by Randy Newman. Written by Marin and released on the 1985 Cheech & Chong album Get Out of My Room, the parody was made a music video the same year. Marin used the song as the basis of his first solo film.
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Rudy Robles (Marin) is told by his mother to pick up his cousin Javier (Paul Rodriguez) at a factory before she leaves for Fresno. Robles arrives shortly before immigration officials raid the factory looking for undocumented workers. Because he is carrying no identification, and his mother and sister are not available to verify he is a US citizen, Robles is deported with the undocumented workers to Mexico.Actors
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