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Bound by Honor
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.
8.142
180 min
Release
1993-02-05
Cast
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
Ving Rhames
as Ivan
Danny Trejo
as Geronimo
Steve Eastin
as Hollenbeck Captain
Vanessa Marquez
as Montana's Daughter
David Labiosa
as Coolaide
Thomas F. Wilson
as Rollie McCann
Lupe Ontiveros
as Carmen
Richard Masur
as Prison Librarian
Victor Mohica
as Mano
Mike Genovese
as Sgt. Devereaux
Luis Contreras
as Realthing
David Dunard
as Gill
Jimmy Santiago Baca
as Gato
Harold Surratt
as PocketsSteven Anthony Jones
as Cyclone
Gary Carlos Cervantes
as SmokeyNoah Verduzco
as Juanito
Jenny Gago
as Lupe
Ray Oriel
as Spider
Natalija Nogulich
as Janis
Peter Vasquez
as ChivoJudith Verduzco
as AliciaSonia Rodriguez
as Victoria
Roberto Contreras
as Cruz's GrandfatherEvelyn Guerrero
as LuisaGary Tacon
as Clavo
Paulo Tocha
as ApacheFreddy Negrete
as FreddyAlina Arenal
as PerlaJulie Zamarynov
as Belinda
Gibby Brand
as Jared Levinson
Elizabeth Austin
as Lois Levinson
Daniel McDonald
as Gallery AssistantAdan Hernandez
as GilbertRichard E. Butler
as Frank Velka
Michael Bofshever
as SalesmanArt Snider
as Councilman Snyder
Robert Pescovitz
as SurgeonPrimitivo Tapia
as Street KidRobert J. Juarez
as Priest
Eddie Perez
as JokerClaudia Gabriella Colin
as Joker's Girl
Michael McFall
as Transvestite #1Donald E. Lacy Jr.
as Transvestite #2Zandra Hill
as ConGeorge Pereyra
as Old ConAngel Romero
as Parole Board MemberDr. Joe Schloss
as Prison EscortGill Montie
as AV InmateMartin McDermot
as Delano GuardMartha Cardenas
as LandladyCatherine Price
as Newscaster
Lindsey Ginter
as Officer YoungVictor Koliacos
as PCP Kid
Christine Avila
as Mother of PCP KidRobert Padgett
as Doctor to PCP Kid
Rio Hackford
as PCP InternRudy Barrios
as Tres Puntos GangmemberJuan Charles
as Vatos LocosCharles Guillermin
as Vatos Locos
Thomas Rosales Jr.
as Prisoner (uncredited)
Roxann Dawson
as Girl (uncredited)Joe Casino
as Prison Guard (uncredited)Wilfred Lopez
as Vatos Locos (uncredited)Thomas Rosales Jr.
as PrisonerDirector
REVIEWS
chandlerdanier
First off, if you learn all the Spanish in this movie, you will be the coolest motherfucker in the world. Just like Miklo. Blonde, blue eyed but the Latines accept him in to their hearts. Gringo version of the gaijin dream. Not even Tom Cruise could be Japanese, though. The Latine culture is just so much more welcoming! This movie is called Blood in Blood out. It is not called Bound By Honor. Stupid name. The act of swearing blood oaths is honour-based. Blood In. Blood Out. But then it doesn't really mean a blood oath. But it kind of is. It's a very good title. It's long. Good god is it long. But I enjoyed it. Laughed a bit. Intense shit happens. Amazing Spanish. Vatos Locos, baby. I want to be in a gang now...but I'm old and from a small mountain town and only had 2 channels. I could be in a gang but I'm not really drawn to the life in a meaningful way. I hope that tamale place and tree are still there. Blood in...blood ouuuuut!!!
