Back to browse
74% Critic Match
My Family
“Three generations of dreams.”
7.4 / 10• 1995• 2h 8m•R• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
Traces over three generations an immigrant family's trials, tribulations, tragedies, and triumphs. Maria and Jose, the first generation, come to Los Angeles, meet, marry, face deportation all in the 1930s. They establish their family in East L.A., and their children Chucho, Paco, Memo, Irene, Toni, and Jimmy deal with youth culture and the L.A. police in the '50s. As the second generation become adults in the '60s, the focus shifts to Jimmy, his marriage to Isabel (a Salvadorian refugee), their son, and Jimmy's journey to becoming a responsible parent.
Cast & Crew
Edward James Olmos
Paco
Lead
Jimmy Smits
Jimmy
Esai Morales
Chucho
Jennifer Lopez
Young Maria
Jacob Vargas
Young Jose
Constance Marie
Toni
Jonathan Hernandez
Young Jimmy
Jenny Gago
Maria
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gregory Nava's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. My Family is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
