LOS ANGELES– BORN IN EAST LA (1987) 30th Anniversary Panel

LOS ANGELES–Panelists: director-writer-actor Cheech Marin, actor Daniel Stern and actor Kamala Lopez(schedules permitting). Written and directed by Cheech Marin. Produced by Peter MacGregor-Scott. Cast: Cheech Marin, Paul Rodriguez, Daniel Stern, Jan-Michael Vincent, Kamala Lopez, Alma Martinez, Tony Plana, Eddie Barth, Lupe Ontiveros. Thirty years ago, Cheech Marin foretold a time when legal residents of the U.S. would be targeted because of their Mexican roots and deported “back home.” Based on his music video parody of Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.,” Marin’s comedy tells the story of Rudy (played by Marin), a Mexican American who, despite being a U.S. citizen, is mistakenly deported to Mexico. A very unhappy fish out of water, Rudy must find his way home across the border. From Latin America to Hollywood: Latino Film Culture in Los Angeles 1967-2017 is a series of film screenings and filmmaker conversations, film restorations, online content, educational initiatives, and a publication exploring the shared influences of Latino and Latin American filmmakers and the work they created or presented in Los Angeles during the past half-century. This series is part of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, a far-reaching and ambitious exploration of Latin American and Latino art in dialogue with Los Angeles. Led by the Getty, Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA is the latest collaborative effort from arts institutions across Southern California. This project was supported in part by California Humanities’ Humanities for All Project Grant. To learn more about Humanities for All Project Grants, please visit our webpage here.