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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…
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Cheech Marin became famous by pairing with Tommy Chong in popular comedy duo Cheech & Chong. One of their last acts together was “Born in East L.A.”, 1985 song which parodied Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.”. Two years later, now a solo artist, Marin used the lyrics as an inspiration for his film directorial debut, eponymous 1987 comedy. Marin also stars in the film as Rudy Robles, third generation Mexican A…More
