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Born in East L.A.

1987·1h 25m·R
Comedy
IMDb Rating
★ 6.1/10
7,261 votes
Metascore
57
Metacritic

When an L.A. born American citizen is mistaken for a Mexican illegal alien and deported to Mexico, he has to do everything he can to get across the border.

Born in East L.A. is a 1987 comedy movie directed by Cheech Marin, starring Kamala Lopez, Paul Rodriguez, Daniel Stern. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.1/10 from 7,261 votes and runs 1h 25m.

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Director
Cheech Marin
Stars
Kamala Lopez
Paul Rodriguez
Daniel Stern
Cheech Marin
Creators
Cheech Marin
Details
1987-08-21
85 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English, Spanish
Keywords
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