Born in East L.A.
A comedy bordering on insanity.
1987 | 85m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Cheech Marin |
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| Writer: | Cheech Marin |
| Staring: |
| 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! | |
| Release Date: | Aug 21, 1987 |
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| Director: | Cheech Marin |
| Writer: | Cheech Marin |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | immigration, east los angeles, south-of-the-border |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Clear Type |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $17,355,263
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Bob McClurg | Harry |
| Diana Bellamy | Harry's Wife |
| Daniel Valdez | Norteno Trio |
| David Silva | Norteno Trio |
| Steve Jordan | Norteno Trio |
| Urbanie Lucero | Rudy's Sister |
| Chastity Ayala | Rudy's Niece |
| David Perez | Rudy's Nephew |
| Larry Blackmon | Slick Dude |
| Tito Larriva | Oscar |
| Geoffrey Rivas | Immigration Aide |
| Miguel Delgado | Jose |
| David Yanez | Altar Boy |
| Bret Chafe | Immigration Man |
| McKeiver Jones III | Immigration Man |
| Alex Garza | Jail Sergeant |
| George Garvin | Doorman |
| Jim Perine | Tourist |
| Ruben Guevara | Miguel |
| Sam Allen | Customs Officer |
| John Villella | Customs Agent |
| Doug Ingold | Customs Agent |
| Mark Istratoff | Customs Agent |
| Robert Masseria | Customs Agent |
| Josh Cruze | Jail Truck Driver |
| Randal Patrick | Border Patrol Officer |
| Ernest Harden Jr. | Border Patrol Officer |
| Vic Trevino | Border Patrol Officer |
| Mark L. Taylor | TV Evangelist |
| Dyana Ortelli | Mother with Oranges |
| Humberto Ortiz | Boy with Orange |
| Austin Cortez Tobar | Bar Customer |
| Cesar Dominguez | Bar Customer |
| Richard Kennedy | German Man |
| Lilyan Chauvin | German Woman |
| Ernesto Hernández | Fernando |
| Ángela Moya | Mexican Wife |
| Jorge Andrés Fernández | Mexican Husband |
| David Selburg | Policeman |
| Sam Vlahos | Father Sanchez |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lee Holdridge | Original Music Composer |
| Javier Carreño | First Assistant Director |
| J. Rae Fox | Art Direction |
| Carlos Montaño | Camera Operator |
| William B. Kaplan | Sound Mixer |
| Jorge Gómez | Cableman |
| Robert Thirlwell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jerry Deats | Key Grip |
| Faustino Hernández | Dolly Grip |
| Enrique Estévez | Set Decoration |
| Enrique Villavicencio | Costumer |
| Laura Aguilar | Production Coordinator |
| Elisa Goodman | Casting Associate |
| Flavio Castillero | Extras Casting |
| David Newhouse | Editor |
| Clint Hutchison | Assistant Editor |
| Michael O'Corrigan | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Bill Young | Sound Editor |
| Steve Olson | Sound Editor |
| Cliff Bell Jr. | ADR Editor |
| Cheech Marin | Writer, Director |
| Dan Muscarella | Color Timer |
| Rick Riccio | Scoring Mixer |
| Álex Phillips Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Marco Aurelio Ortiz | Unit Production Manager |
| David N. Schrager | Second Assistant Director |
| Isabella B. Van Soest | Costume Designer |
| Alicia Craft | Assistant Camera |
| Steve Klinghoffer | Cableman |
| Ken S. Polk | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Donaciano De Anda | Gaffer |
| Dennis Rotta | Dolly Grip |
| Steve Karatzas | Set Decoration |
| Richard Joffray | Property Master |
| Jacqueline George | Production Coordinator |
| Dow Griffith | Location Manager |
| Enrique De Pena | Extras Casting |
| Jesus G. Duran | Special Effects |
| Stephen Lovejoy | Editor |
| Keith Jernquist | Assistant Editor |
| Joe Divitale | Sound Editor |
| William Hooper | Sound Editor |
| Jim Siracusa | Sound Editor |
| Don Brochu | Editor |
| Jim Cranston | Production Supervisor |
| Lynda Burbank | Art Direction |
| Manuel Jiménez | Assistant Camera |
| Earl Sampson | Boom Operator |
| Robert W. Glass Jr. | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jack English | Electrician |
| Salvador Vázquez | Key Grip |
| Jef Simons | Makeup Supervisor |
| Hector Rodriguez | Art Direction |
| Laura Goldsmith | Costumer |
| Renate Schneuer | Script Supervisor |
| Barbara Shannon | Extras Casting |
| Michael Becker | Still Photographer |
| Michael J. Sheridan | Editor |
| Jerry Nelson | Assistant Editor |
| Robert Gutknecht | Sound Editor |
| Ray Alba | Sound Editor |
| Dick Wahrman | Sound Editor |
| Don Sanders | Supervising Music Editor |
| John Bruno | Title Designer |
| Barbara Riley | Negative Cutter |
| Dick Hancock | Stunts |
| Junie Lowry-Johnson | Casting |
| Sebastián Silva | Second Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Stan Coleman | Executive Producer |
| Peter Macgregor-Scott | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 5 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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