Mi Vida Loca

Jun 8, 1994

1h 32m

★ 6.6

Mothers. Warriors. Sisters. Survivors.

Overview

Mousie and Sad Girl are childhood best friends in a contemporary Los Angeles poor Hispanic 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 them soon also impacts their lives.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Cineville

Film4 Productions

Sony Pictures Classics

HBO Showcase

Mi Vida Loca Trailers

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Cast

Sad Girl

Angel Aviles

Mousie

Seidy López

Ernesto

Jacob Vargas

Devine

Chucky

Monica Lutton

Giggles

Marlo Marron

Whisper

Nelida Lopez

Gata

Salma Hayek Pinault

Frank

Danny Trejo

Teenage Drug Customer

Spike Jonze

Teenage Drug Customer

Jason Lee

Joker Bird

Panchito Gómez

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