My Family (1995)
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83% of critics liked it
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86% of users liked it
(6,282 ratings)
Featuring Jennifer Lopez in her first major big-screen role, Gregory Nava's My Family traces three generations of the Sanchez's, a Mexican-American family living in East Los Angeles. Beginning in the 1930s, the film outlines the struggles faced by Jose (Jacob Vargas) and Maria (Lopez) as a… More Featuring Jennifer Lopez in her first major big-screen role, Gregory Nava's My Family traces three generations of the Sanchez's, a Mexican-American family living in East Los Angeles. Beginning in the 1930s, the film outlines the struggles faced by Jose (Jacob Vargas) and Maria (Lopez) as a recently immigrated married couple raising a family. As Jose and Maria age, the focus shifts to their son, Jimmy (Jimmy Smits), as he starts his own family in the 1960s. While Lopez' role was uncredited, she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for her performance. My Family has also been released under the titles My Family, Mi Familia, Cafe Con Leche, and East L.A. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
- Directed By
- Gregory Nava
- Genres
- Drama
R,
- In Theaters
- May 3, 1995 Wide
- On DVD
- Apr 6, 2004
- Studio
- New Line Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
An ambitious sweeping epic made for a meager $5 1/2 million about three generations of a Mexican-American family.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Too sprawling and disappointingly sentimental, this family saga is nonetheless Gregory Nava's breakthrough feature, made on a larger canvas with bigger budget and name cast (Jimmy Smits, Edward James Olmos, Esai Morales).
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Touching and often mystical portrait of a multi-generational Mexican-American family in East Los Angeles.
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Cast
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Scott Bakula
as David Ronconi
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Bibi Besch
as Mrs. Gillespie
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Susana Campos
as Little Irene
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Elpidia Carrillo
as Isabel Magana
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Willie C. Carpenter
as I.N.S. Guard
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Enrique J. Castillo
as Memo Sanchez
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Michael De Lorenzo
as Butch Mejia
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Alicia del Lago
as Maria's Aunt
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Angelina Estrada
as Woman with Groceries
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Jenny Gago
as Maria Sanchez
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Bruce Gray
as Mr. Gillespie
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Samuel Hernandez
as Mariachi
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Ernie Lively
as Sergeant
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Rosalee Mayeux
as Maria's Employer
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Delana Michaels
as Judge
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Esai Morales
as Chucho
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Lupe Ontiveros
as Irene Sanchez
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Dedee Pfeiffer
as Karen Gillespie
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Valente Rodriguez
as Chucho's Friend
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Eduardo López Rojas
as Jose Sanchez
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Saachiko
as Nurse
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Jimmy Smits
as Jimmy Sanchez
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Mary Steenburgen
as Gloria
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Michael Tomlinson
as Dr. McNally
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Jacob Vargas
as Young Jose Sanchez
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Valerie Wildman
as Sunny Gloria's Friend
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Abel Woolrich
as Ox Cart Driver
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Edward James Olmos
as Paco the Narrator
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Jennifer Lopez
as Young Maria (uncredited)
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Thomas Rosales Jr.
as The Boatman
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Ruben Sierra
as Gerardo
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Peter Mark Vasquez
as Prison Guard
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Amelia Zapata
as Roberto's Girlfriend
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Maria Canals
as Young Irene Sanchez
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Jonathan Hernandez
as Young Jimmy
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Constance Marie
as Toni Sanchez
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Leon Singer
as El Californio
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Rafael Cortés
as Roberto
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