

Born in East L.A.
A comedy bordering on insanity.
Genres
Overview
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!
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$17355263
Runtime
85 min
Release Date
1987-08-21
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
105
Vote Average
5.8
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
Esteban Jordan
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