Mexican American Movies

This Cinderella story blends the emotional resonance of Under the Same Moon with the transformational charm of My Fair Lady. At its center is...

A Mexican boy accused of rape and murder becomes a pawn for Communists and red-baiters. A courtroom drama set in 1947 and underlying post-WW2 acute...

In California, a Mexican-American laborer is falsely accused of shooting the racist farmer he was working for after the farmer stiffed him with a bad...

When a failing high school student is asked to go to his professor's office hours, he ends up traveling back in time to experience all the hardships...

A young girl repairs a treasured wooden hummingbird, her late mother's last gift, bringing hope and healing to her grieving father.

Years of working in the food industry have made Juana, a working-class Latina, a chef of speed and skill. Searching for financial stability, she...

In 1901, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez is forced on the run from Texas Rangers, evading a massive manhunt on horseback for days following a...

Lily, a little girl, prepares a party for her father while she is in the care of her cousin Teo, who completes her idea of family.

Nine-year-old Fox was born into a family of Mexican-American witches living in a trailer park in Georgia. Fox dreams of becoming a Baptist preacher....

"The Patchwork Girl" follows Nati Amos, born with amniotic band syndrome and subjected to more than seventy surgeries in a country where the...

An ambitious Mexican-American gets mixed up with the neurotic wife of his casino boss.

Exploring their 5-decade career performing stand-up, making records, and starring in hit films. It covers their lives, comedy partnership, and...

Raymond Avila is an ex-gang member trying to build a future. His kid brother Chuco is a sullen low-rider still caught up in the life. Despite their...

This feature length documentary tells the story of three Latino wine makers in California's Napa Valley. From their humble beginnings as immigrant...

Bennie's daughter is on her way home for the holidays. However she surprises him by arriving with her brand new boyfriend - an uninvited gringo.

A young mariachi faces his first performance alone but discovers his brother has always been by his side.

Following the death of a close uncle, siblings Guillermo, Lucia, and Nora are forced to interact with each other and their extended family during the...

Part fact and part fiction, Zoot Suit is the film version of Luis Valdez's critically acclaimed play, based on the actual Sleepy Lagoon murder case...

A young Mexican woman crosses the border in search of the American dream, only to instead find her worst nightmare lying within.

An innocent man is found guilty of murder and sentenced to death, but as he's about to be hanged he accidentally kills his executioner. He now faces...