My Family

Three generations of dreams.

May 03, 1995 2h 8m

7.6

74 votes

Comedy
Drama

Synopsis

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.

Title	My Family
Companies	Newcomb Productions, American Zoetrope, American Playhouse, Majestic Films International, New Line Cinema
Countries	United Kingdom, United States of America
Keywords	immigrant, marriage, family relationships, los angeles, california, family, death of wife