Bound by Honor
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself.… From TMDB
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11 of 11 · most liked firstHell yeah. It seems like Bood In Blood Out (Bound by Honor) is an influential film held dear by some people and totally unknown to others. It's not a perfect movie but I love seeing it get its due.
unlabelledView post →Film Blood In Blood Out (Bound By Honor) Runtime 3 Hours Cruz Miklo Paco
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unlabelledView post →I just rewatched this film. The title is Blood In Blood Out: Bound by Honor and even though it's old it is still an amazing film. #filmsky #moviesky
unlabelledView post →It’s arguable that it is the greatest film about Mexican Americans ever made, but it’s definitely our The Godfather, Blood In Blood Out (Bound by Honor) is a film so nice, they named it twice. Loosely inspired by the forming of the Mexican Mafia and directed by Mrs. Helen Mirren, Taylor Hackford,
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unlabelledView post →Bound by Honor (1993) Director: Taylor Hackford Cast: Benjamin Bratt, Billy Bob Thornton, Danny Trejo, Roxann Dawson, Lupe Ontiveros Watch Review wp / wd
unlabelledView post →That was a horribly marketed movie. For almost the entire time the previews played in theaters it was known as BOUND BY HONOR, then ended up getting released as BLOOD IN… BLOOD OUT. I had the BOUND BY HONOR soundtrack on CD (probably still have it). I guess it was too late to recall and retitle.
unlabelledView post →First off, if you learn all the Spanish in this movie, you will be the coolest motherfucker in the world. Just like Miklo. Blonde, blue eyed but the Latines accept him in to their hearts. Gringo version of the gaijin dream. Not even Tom Cruise could be Japanese, though. The Latine culture is just so much more welcoming! This movie is called Blood in Blood out. It is not called Bound By Honor. Stupid name. The act of swearing blood oaths is honour-based. Blood In. Blood Out. But then it doesn't…
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