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Bound by Honor (1993)
Directed by Taylor Hackford
Overview
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.
Rated R | Length 190 minutes
Actors
Damian Chapa | Jesse Borrego | Benjamin Bratt | Enrique Castillo | Victor Rivers | Delroy Lindo | Tom Towles | Carlos Carrasco | Teddy Wilson | Raymond Cruz | Valente Rodriguez | Lanny Flaherty | Billy Bob Thornton | Geoffrey Rivas | Karmin Murcelo | Ving Rhames | Danny Trejo | Steve Eastin | Vanessa Marquez | David Labiosa | Thomas F. Wilson | Lupe Ontiveros | Richard Masur | Victor Mohica | Mike Genovese | Luis Contreras | David Dunard | Jimmy Santiago Baca | Harold Surratt | Steven Anthony Jones | Gary Carlos Cervantes | Noah Verduzco | Jenny Gago | Ray Oriel | Natalija Nogulich | Peter Mark Vasquez | Judith Verduzco | Sonia Rodriguez | Roberto Contreras | Evelyn Guerrero | Gary Tacon | Paulo Tocha | Freddy Negrete | Alina Arenal | Julie Zamarynov | Gibby Brand | Elizabeth Austin | Daniel McDonald | Adan Hernandez | Richard E. Butler | Michael Bofshever | Art Snider | Robert Pescovitz | Primitivo Tapia | Robert J. Juarez | Eddie Perez | Claudia Gabriella Colin | Michael McFall | Donald E. Lacy Jr. | Zandra Hill | George Pereyra | Angel Romero | Dr. Joe Schloss | Gill Montie | Martin McDermot | Martha Cardenas | Catherine Price | Lindsey Ginter | Victor Koliacos | Christine Avila | Robert Padgett | Rio Hackford | Rudy Barrios | Juan Charles | Charles Guillermin | Thomas Rosales Jr. | Roxann Dawson | Joe Casino | Wilfred Lopez