| Directed by | Edward James Olmos |
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| Produced by | Executive Producers: Lou Adler Floyd Mutrux Irwin Young Producers: Edward James Olmos Robert M. Young Sean Daniel |
| Written by | Screenplay: Floyd Mutrux Desmond Nakano Story: Floyd Mutrux |
| Starring | Edward James Olmos William Forsythe Pepe Serna Danny De La Paz |
The film depicts 30 years of Chicano gang life in Los Angeles. It focuses on Santana, a teen who, with his friends Mundo and J.D., form their own gang. They soon find themselves at the wrong place at the wrong time and are soon arrested for a break-in.
Santana gets into trouble again, going straight from reform school to prison. He spends eighteen years there, becoming the leader of a powerful gang, both inside and outside the prison. He is finally released. Once out, he tries to relate his life experiences to the society that has changed a lot since he left it 30 years before.
