Vatos Locos

Jan 1, 2011

1h 16m

★ 3.5

Overview

Thriller - Two Chicano brothers, Estaban and Raul grow up hard on the streets of Los Angeles. Their papa gets executed for a drug deal gone bad when only seven years old. Half Irish, half Mexican gangster named Mickey Solis takes the two boys in and brings them up as lieutenants in his family business. - Damian Chapa, Gabriel Tang, Ricco Chapa

Genres

Action

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Amadeus Pictures

Vatos Locos Trailers

Cast

Mickey Solice

Damian Chapa

Wu King

Gabriel Tang

Kattie

Tiffany Pulvino

Esteban

Ricco Chapa

Polito

Oscar Duens

Jimmy Cavera

Jay Tavare

Pitbull

Victor Boneva

Graciela

Marianela Bourgault

Caliente

Ivy Natalia

Dolores 'Lola' Chan

Karina Colon

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