My Family

I did not expect to enjoy this film as much as I did. From what it sounded like, it was another drama about how a family struggles to stay together, and it was, but it was a very entertaining one.... Full review

Mi Familia is a mini masterpiece. It uses all manner of genre styles to tell its story and amazingly it works. This is a film with so much passion and significance it is almost tiring to praise it for fear... Full review

'My Family' is a compelling tale spanning three generations about a family of Mexican origin living in Los Angeles. It starts with the father of the family, Jose Sanchez (terrifically played by Jacob Vargas), making a one year journey on... Full review

Very interesting film, mainly because it managed to avoid the cliches and the endless navel gazing that most movies with that theme would fall into. The story flowed gracefully and realistically and showcased a great cast of actors in unpretentious... Full review

Mexican culture has rarely been pictured in the Hollywood cinema (even though they we are the biggest minority in the country!), but this film probably rates as the best Mexican-themed film (until further notice). The evolution of the family's house... Full review

This is one of the best Latino movies I ever see. Story is great and the problems are real. The characters are well played. If you like "the goodfather" here's the hispanic version!... Full review

The following tender scene (in an otherwise male-oriented movie) is totally unexpected: Jimmy Smits is a macho and is busy with his car, his wife (Elpidia Carrillo) whom he only married so she wouldn't be deported, comes up to him... Full review

All I can say is wow! Francis Ford Coppola did an amazing job on this film when he cast the crew to show a struggling but strong family growing up in the middle part of the 20th century. The acting... Full review

I really enjoyed this movie. If you know anything about Mexican culture, it should really make you laugh! Of course, it also has its moments of tragedy but somehow everything ends up being okay. I liked it! It's definitely a... Full review

in one of the film's welcome laughs, simply spreads the laundry out on the grass, to dry in the sun.....policy questions are irrelevant to its characters.....But the film never reflects that backstage ordeal;....the simplicity and depth of Gutierrez's acting is heartbreaking.....The great Mexican-American character actress Lupe Ontiveros makes one of her first appearances in this movie..... ... Full Review

Where this film finds its greatest success is balancing a story every family can identify with and yet telling a tale that is unique to the Mexican-American experience. and this film deserves better It's truly a remarkable assemblage of talent. ... Full Review

If good intentions were enough, "My Family" would be a great movie. A multi-generational ensemble melodrama from filmmaker Gregory Nava (who also gave us the superlative "El Norte") with a largely Latino cast, "My Family" is the story of the Sanchez family, beginning in the 1920s when Jose Sanchez (Jacob Vargas) begins his journey on foot from Mexico to Los Angeles. ... Full Review

his visual flair adds another layer to this production.....My Family is amazingly rich, with themes that are topical-yet-timeless, a solidly....Nava has a clear vision that is achieved through the exceptional work of his cast and crew..... ... Full Review

My Family" has many charms, including the mellow, sun-baked colors of its setting, the warmth of its characters and the talent of its multinational cast. This affectionate story of an extended Mexican American clan in East Los Angeles is the third film from Nava, the director who made his debut with the Oscar-nominated immigrants' story "El Norte. ... Full Review

Under construction for five years and coming in on budget with a flawless 4-million plus hour construction safety record, the six-mile Eastside Extension links East L.A. with downtown Los Angeles and Pasadena, as well as with the Metro Blue and... ... Full Article

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Photo courtesy Don Tosti PACHUCO BOOGIE, THE POSTWAR MEXICAN-AMERICAN adaptation of jump blues named after the 1948 Don Tosti single that launched the subgenre, came to fruition in East L.A., but its roots are in El Paso , Texas . ... Full Article

The film is wrought with such humor and pathos that it plays like a soulful ballad capturing the awkward, often fragile but insistent threads that bind people. ... Full Article

Release Date: May 03, 1995; Rated: R ; Length: 128 Minutes; Genre: Drama ; With: Eduardo Lopez Rojas , Esai Morales and Jimmy Smits The truth is that passion is abundant in My Family . ... Full Article