---
title: 'Born in East L.A. (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Cheech Marin'
released: '1987-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 81
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/born-in-east-la-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092690/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Born in East L.A. (1987)

1987 · 81 min · Drama, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Born in East L.A. is a 1987 American satirical comedy film written and directed by Cheech Marin in his feature film directorial debut, who also starred in the film. It co-stars Paul Rodriguez, Daniel Stern, Kamala Lopez, Jan-Michael Vincent, Lupe Ontiveros and Jason Scott Lee in his feature film debut. The film is based on his song of the same name, released as a 1985 single by Cheech & Chong. The film focuses on Rudy Robles, a Mexican-American from East Los Angeles who is mistaken for an undocumented migrant and deported.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Cheech Marin](https://cinepixo.com/people/cheech-marin)
- **Screenplay:** [Cheech Marin](https://cinepixo.com/people/cheech-marin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lee Holdridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-holdridge)
- **Producer:** [Peter MacGregor-Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-macgregor-scott)
- **Director of Photography:** [Alex Phillips Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-phillips-jr)

## Cast

- [Daniel Stern](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-stern)
- [Paul Rodriguez](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-rodriguez)

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