04 May 2013
Un lugar mejor
Thimbo wants to be a football player. Malik dreams of managing his own business. Demba just thinks of going to a better place.
Born in East L.A.
A comedy bordering on insanity.
Rudy, an American of Hispanic descent, whose south-of-the-border looks show him no mercy during an immigration raid in a migrant worker factory. As his luck goes, he is caught with neither money nor his ID and is deported to Mexico - without speaking a word of Spanish!
Top Billed Cast
Cheech Marin Rudy
Daniel Stern Jimmy
Paul Rodríguez Javier
Jan-Michael Vincent McCalister
Kamala Lopez Dolores
Alma Martinez Gloria
Tony Plana Feo
Eddie Barth Lester
Lupe Ontiveros Rudy's Mother
Ronald G. Joseph Tattoo Prisoner
Noble Willingham Border Patrol Sergeant
Sal Lopez What's Happening Boy
Del Zamora What's Happening Boy
Mike Moroff Thug #2
Eloy Casados Thug #1
Terrence Evans Immigration Officer
Neith Hunter Marcie
Ted Lin What's Happening Boy
Jason Scott Lee What's Happening Boy
Jee Teo What's Happening Boy
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