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Chop Shop
Chop Shop

Chop Shop

Genres

Drama

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Alejandro, a tough and ambitious Latino street orphan on the verge of adolescence, lives and works in an auto-body repair shop in a sprawling junkyard on the outskirts of Queens, New York. In this chaotic world of adults, young Alejandro struggles to make a better life for himself and his 16-year-old sister, Isamar.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

84 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

27 February 2008

Country

United States of America

Cast

Alejandro Polanco

Alejandro Polanco

Ale

Isamar Gonzales

Isamar Gonzales

Isamar

Ahmad Razvi

Ahmad Razvi

Ahmad

Carlos Zapata

Carlos Zapata

Carlos

Rob Sowulski

Rob Sowulski

Rob

Anthony Felton

Anthony Felton

Carlos's Uncle

Evelisse 'Lilah' Ortiz

Evelisse 'Lilah' Ortiz

Evelisse 'Lilah' Ortiz

Michael 'Gringo' Nieto

Michael 'Gringo' Nieto

Construction Foreman

Carlos Ayala

Carlos Ayala

Carlos the Pigeon Worker

Laura Patalano

Laura Patalano

Laura

Nick Jasprizza

Nick Jasprizza

The 'John'

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