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Blood In, Blood Out

Country: USA, Language: English, 180 mins

Original Title

Bound by Honor
  • Director: Taylor Hackford
  • Writer: Ross Thomas; Jimmy Santiago Baca
  • Producer: Jimmy Santiago Baca; Gina Blumenfeld

CGiii Comment

Laughably bad for a short while...then, it becomes insulting.

Damian Chapa delivers a performance that is an affront to the acting profession.

A very long and painful disaster.


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The(ir) Blurb...

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. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.

Cast & Characters

Damian Chapa as Miklo;
Jesse Borrego as Cruz;
Benjamin Bratt as Paco;
Enrique Castillo as Montana;
Victor Rivers as Magic Mike;
Delroy Lindo as Bonafide;
Tom Towles as Red Ryder;
Carlos Carrasco as Popeye;
Teddy Wilson as Wallace;
Raymond Cruz as Chuey;
Valente Rodriguez as Frankie;
Lanny Flaherty as Big Al;
Billy Bob Thornton as Lightning;
Geoffrey Rivas as Carlos;
Karmin Murcelo as Dolores