Born in East L.A.

Born in East L.A. is a 1987 comedy film written and directed by Cheech Marin, of the Cheech and Chong comedy team. The movie is about an American (born in East Los Angeles) of Chicano descent whom authorities deport to Tijuana. The film was based on a novelty parody song (1985) of Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A.", written by Marin and released on the 1985 Cheech and Chong album Get Out of My Room. The song was also made into a music video... more

Born in East L.A. is a 1987 comedy film written and directed by Cheech Marin, of the Cheech and Chong comedy team. The movie is about an American (born in East Los Angeles) of Chicano descent whom authorities deport to Tijuana. The film was based on a novelty parody song (1985) of Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A.", written by Marin and released on the 1985 Cheech and Chong album Get Out of My Room. The song was also made into a music video the same year. The song became a hit, and Marin decided to use the song as the source material for his first solo film. The film was distributed by Universal Pictures who also released the film on home video and DVD. The film starts off with Rudy Robles (Cheech Marin) in his home in East Los Angeles being told by his mother to pick up his cousin Javier (Paul Rodriguez) in Downtown Los Angeles at a factory before his mother and sister leave for Fresno. Rudy arrives only for a few minutes before the factory is raided by la migra (immigration... less