Los Ayeres de Hoy

Johnny Sun is a Mexican American with a white mother and Mexican dad. He witnesses his parents murder and gets his revenge years later, leading to a hard life as a gangster in drugs and smuggling. He tries to keep his borther from the life and finds himself fending for his own life.

Runtime

1h 27m

Director

Damian Chapa

Cast

John Loretto, Monica Ramon

Two Indigenous Latina bestfriends, Mousie and Sad Girl live in a contemporary Los Angeles poor Indigenous Hispanic American neighborhood. But when Sad Girl becomes pregnant by Mousie's boyfriend, a drug dealer named Ernesto, the two become bitter enemies. While their dispute escalates towards violence, the violence of the world around ...

Runtime

1h 32m

Director

Allison Anders

Cast

Angel Aviles, Seidy López, Jacob Vargas

On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.

Runtime

2h 2m

Director

Antoine Fuqua

Cast

Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn

Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Mik...

Runtime

3h 10m

Director

Taylor Hackford

Cast

Damian Chapa, Jesse Borrego, Benjamin Bratt

A deadly riot breaks out after unfair labor practices at a garment factory raises tensions between Mexican and Chicano workers.

Runtime

1h 34m

Director

Jesús Salvador Treviño

Cast

Richard Yniguez, Enrique Muñoz, Pepe Serna