Directed by Edward James Olmos   Written by Floyd Mutrux   Desmond Nakano   Cast Sal Lopez ... Pedro Santana Vira Montes ... Esperanza Santana Roberto Martín Márquez ... Acha (as Robert Martin Marquez) Dyana Ortelli ... Yolanda Joe Aubel ... Tattoo Artist Rob Garrett ... Zoot Riot Bystander Lance August ... Young Sailor Cody Glenn ... Older Sailor Don Pugsley ... Police Officer Panchito Gómez ... Young Montoya Santana (as Panchito Gomez) Albert Joe Medina Jr. ... Street Mechanic Alex Solís ... Street Mechanic (as Alex Solis) Raymond Amezquita ... Abuelito Steve Wilcox ... Young JD Richard Coca ... Young Mundo Javier Castellanos ... Hazard Kid Richard Lee-Sung ... Restaurant Owner Eric Close ... Juvie Hall Attacker Christian Klemash ... Blond Kid in Yard Brian Holechek ... Juvie Officer (as Brian Joe Holechek) Rigoberto Jimenez ... Big Happy Edward James Olmos ... Montoya Santana William Forsythe ... JD Pepe Serna ... Mundo Daniel A. Haro ... Huero Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa ... El Japo Domingo Ambriz ... Pie Face Ron Thompson ... Junkie Glenn Shelton ... Visiting Room Guard Scott Johnstad ... Visiting Room Guard Abraham Verduzco ... Paulito - age 7 Grace Morley ... JD's Friend Danny De La Paz ... Puppet Vic Trevino ... Cheetah Robby Robinson ... Drug Thief Paul Bollen ... Doc Guillermo Pérez ... Willie-Vato (as Guillermo Perez) Daniel Villarreal ... Little Puppet Robert Chavez ... Sparky Rafael H. Robledo ... El Chucko Modesto M. Sanchez ... Mo Dennis Ryan Sacco ... Paulito - age 11 Michael Shaner ... Tony Scagnelli, Jr. (as Michael A. Shaner) Tom S. Ventimiglia ... Segregation Guard William Fetzer ... Processing Guard Thomas Richard Gorman III ... Processing Guard George Padilla ... Mundo's Attorney Humberto Madrigal ... Veneno Jaime Gomez ... Eddie Jose Guardado ... Samson Jacob Vargas ... Paulito - age 15 Daniel Lujan ... Mico (age 9) Evelina Fernández ... Julie (as Evalina Fernandez) Rodney Rincon ... Shoe Salesman John Rangel ... Nelo - age 15 Robert Pucci ... Bodyguard Tony Giorgio ... Don Antonio Scagnelli Sabino Villa Lobos ... Tin Man (as Sabino Villalobos) Armando Briseno ... Chuy Mauricio Ernesto Anzueto ... Bam Bam Manny Perry ... Arthur J Bennie Moore ... Ronnie Little Alex Brown ... Eddie Johnson William Smith ... Deacon Gerald Lynn Walker ... BGF Member (as Gerald L. Walker) William T. Amos ... Tank Irma Aurea García ... Lourdes (as Irma Aurea Garcia) Robert Alvarez ... Ralphy (as Roberto Alvarez) Ken Medlock ... Cop Rolando Molina ... Cop Ana Lizarraga ... Julie's Mother Steven Cisneros ... Chivo Uncredited Cast Dawud Abdullah ... Prison Inmate Art Bonilla ... NF Gangleader Tom Bower ... Dornan Marc Cinquanta ... Sailor Kevin Gardner ... Sailor Patrick Raymond ... Sailor Jessica Russell ... Waitress Dennis Walter Smith Sr. ... Interviewer Dave Smith ... Prison inmate Produced by Lou Adler   Sean Daniel   Brian E. Frankish   Randee Lynne Jensen   Antoinette Levine   Floyd Mutrux   Edward James Olmos   Irwin Young   Robert M. Young   Original Music by Claude Gaudette   Dennis Lambert

Additional Info Premiere: March 13, 1992 DVD Release: January 07, 2003 Blu-ray Release: November 19, 2019 Country: Distributor: Universal Studios Websites: Production Companies Hivemind Olmos Productions Universal Pictures YOY Distributors Universal Pictures   (1992) (USA) (theatrical) Hispanic Education And Media Group   (2006) (USA) (theatrical) Shout! Factory   (2019) (USA) (Blu-ray) Universal Home Video   (2003) (USA) (DVD) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2002) (USA) (DVD) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2007) (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.1 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #4,619 / 21,102 Site Ranking #4,615 Hell Baby (2013) #4,616 Monster A-Go Go (1965) #4,617 Dumplings (2004) #4,618 Bad Luck Banging Or Loony Porn (2021) #4,619 American Me (1992) #4,620 Castle Freak (1995) #4,621 Imaginary Heroes (2004) #4,622 The Gravedancers (2005) #4,623 The Confession Killer (2019)