My Family

May 3, 1995

2h 8m

★ 7.5

Three generations of dreams.

Overview

Traces over three generations an immigrant family's trials, tribulations, tragedies, and triumphs. Maria and Jose, the first generation, come to Los Angeles, meet, marry, face deportation all in the 1930s. They establish their family in East L.A., and their children Chucho, Paco, Memo, Irene, Toni, and Jimmy deal with youth culture and the L.A. police in the '50s. As the second generation become adults in the '60s, the focus shifts to Jimmy, his marriage to Isabel (a Salvadorian refugee), their son, and Jimmy's journey to becoming a responsible parent.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Newcomb Productions

American Zoetrope

American Playhouse

Majestic Films International

New Line Cinema

My Family Trailers

Cast

Paco

Edward James Olmos

Jimmy

Jimmy Smits

Chucho

Esai Morales

Young Maria

Jennifer Lopez

Young Jose

Jacob Vargas

Toni

Constance Marie

Young Jimmy

Jonathan Hernandez

Maria

Jenny Gago

Jose

Eduardo López Rojas

Roberto

Rafael Cortés

Gloria

Mary Steenburgen

David Ronconi

Scott Bakula

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