Bound by Honor
- Released on
- Runtime
- 180 mins
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.
Cast
- Damian Chapa
- Jesse Borrego
- Benjamin Bratt
- Enrique Castillo
- Victor Rivers
- Delroy Lindo
- Tom Towles
- Carlos Carrasco
- Teddy Wilson
- Raymond Cruz
- Valente Rodriguez
- Lanny Flaherty
- Billy Bob Thornton
- Geoffrey Rivas
- Karmin Murcelo
- Ving Rhames
- Danny Trejo
- Steve Eastin
- Vanessa Marquez
- David Labiosa
- Thomas F. Wilson
- Lupe Ontiveros
- Richard Masur
- Victor Mohica
- Mike Genovese
- Luis Contreras
- David Dunard
- Jimmy Santiago Baca
- Harold Surratt
- Steven Anthony Jones
- Gary Carlos Cervantes
- Noah Verduzco
- Jenny Gago
- Ray Oriel
- Natalija Nogulich
- Peter Vasquez
- Judith Verduzco
- Sonia Rodriguez
- Roberto Contreras
- Evelyn Guerrero
- Gary Tacon
- Paulo Tocha
- Freddy Negrete
- Alina Arenal
- Julie Zamarynov
- Gibby Brand
- Elizabeth Austin
- Daniel McDonald
- Adan Hernandez
- Richard E. Butler
- Michael Bofshever
- Art Snider
- Robert Pescovitz
- Primitivo Tapia
- Robert J. Juarez
- Eddie Perez
- Claudia Gabriella Colin
- Michael McFall
- Donald E. Lacy Jr.
- Zandra Hill
- George Pereyra
- Angel Romero
- Dr. Joe Schloss
- Gill Montie
- Martin McDermot
- Martha Cardenas
- Catherine Price
- Lindsey Ginter
- Victor Koliacos
- Christine Avila
- Robert Padgett
- Rio Hackford
- Rudy Barrios
- Juan Charles
- Charles Guillermin
- Thomas Rosales Jr.
- Roxann Dawson
- Joe Casino
- Wilfred Lopez
- Thomas Rosales Jr.
Director
- Taylor Hackford
Producers
- Jerry Gershwin
- Taylor Hackford
Screenwriter
- Jimmy Santiago Baca
- Jeremy Iacone
- Floyd Mutrux
