My crazy life = Mi vida loca

United States, 1993

Film
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Echo Park is a tough inner city neighbourhood, made up of mainly Hispanic-Americans. Violence, drugs and gangs are part of life here but instead of focusing on the male violence, Allison Anders has centred the narrative around the phenomenon of girl gangs, love and hate, friendship and rivalry as they struggle to fight for their own identity within the gang regime. Sad Girl (Angel Aviles), Mousie (Seidy Lopez) and Ernesto (Jacob Vargas) are the central characters which the film revolves around and the romantic entanglements between Ernesto and Sad Girl and Ernesto and Mousie - whilst initially causing havoc and betrayal - finally unites the three together. There is an underlying feminist feel to this film which includes several other female characters providing narration, depth and a richness to the central theme. Actual gang members were used along with several cameo roles by film directors, musicians and the members of Los Lobos. Cast also includes Panchito Gomez, Julian Reyes, Marlo Marron, Bertila Damas, Ric Salinas, Salma Hayek, Christina Solis, Gabriel Gonzales, Arthur Esquer, Nelida Lopez and Jesse Borrego.

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Credits

director

Allison Anders

co-producer

Carl-Jan Colpaert

Daniel Hassid

production company

Cineville

Duration

01:32:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1993

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