I think this is one of the most amazing movies of all time.
It is about gang wars and 3 vato locos that is searching for something that isn't there. Movie start of with the 3 vatos in east LA who part ways due to gang related crimes. They each go different path's with miklo going to jail, paco becoming a cop and cruz starts to do hard drugs. But their life cross paths over and over again.
It is about belonging somewhere, about "familia". Based on true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca and directed by Taylor Hackford (The Devils Advocate).
Cast
Miklo - Damian Chapa
Cruz - Jesse Borrego
Paco - Benjamin Bratt
Lightning - Billy Bob Thornton
IMDB BOUND BY HONOR
Fun to know that the prison scenes shot in San Quention involves only 7 actors I think, the rest are inmates of San Q.
I recommend everyone to get this movie.