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Mayan Indian peasants, tired of being thought of as nothing more than "brazos fuertes" ("strong arms", i.e., manual laborers) and organizing in an effort to improve their lot in life, are discovered by the Guatemalan army. After the army destroys their village and family, a brother and sister, teenagers who just barely escaped the massacre, decide they must flee to "El Norte" ("the North", i.e., the USA). After receiving clandestine help from friends and humorous advice from a veteran immigrant on strategies for traveling through Mexico, they make their way by truck, bus and other means to Los Angeles, where they try to make a new life as young, uneducated, and illegal immigrants.
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| Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez |
(Rosa Xuncax) |
| David Villalpando |
(Enrique Xuncax) |
| Ernesto Gómez Cruz |
(Arturo Xuncax) |
| Lupe Ontiveros |
(Nacha) |
| Trinidad Silva |
(Monte) |
| Alicia del Lago |
(Lupe Xuncax) |
| Abel Franco |
(Raimundo) |
| Enrique Castillo |
(Jorge) |
| Tony Plana |
(Carlos) |
| Diane Cary |
(Alice Harper (as Diane Civita)) |
| Mike Gomez |
(Jaime) |
| Sheryl Bernstein |
() |
| Larry Cedar |
() |
| Sergi Dagliana |
(Olinto) |
| Emilio Del Haro |
() |
| Gregory Enton |
() |
| Giuseppe Furia |
(Requiem) |
| Pado Hende |
(Dilvo) |
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| Ronald G. Joseph |
((as Ron Joseph)) |
| Bo Kane |
(Doctor (as Bob Kane)) |
| Christina Kokubo |
(English teacher) |
| John Martin |
() |
| Jorge Moreno |
() |
| George O'Hanlon Jr. |
() |
| Rodrigo Puebla |
() |
| Loraine Shields |
() |
| Julie Silliman |
() |
| Sabina Vannucchi |
(Rosa) |
| Jomarie Ward |
((as Jo Marie Ward)) |
| Slavitza Yhuelo |
() |
| Heraclio Zepeda |
(Pedro) |
| Rodolfo De Alexandre |
(Bit Part (uncredited)) |
| Sean O'Kane |
(Immigration Officer (uncredited)) |
| Antonio Prester |
(Bit Part (uncredited)) |
| Stella Quan |
(Josefita (uncredited)) |
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