east los angeles,gang,los angeles, california,poverty,gang member,hispanic,mexican american,girl gang,woman director,cholo,chola,echo park

Mi Vida Loca (1994)

Poster for Mi Vida Loca

Mothers. Warriors. Sisters. Survivors.

Mousie and Sad Girl are childhood best friends in a contemporary Los Angeles poor Hispanic neighborhood. But when Sad Girl becomes pregnant by Mousie's boyfriend, a drug dealer named Ernesto, the two become bitter enemies. While their dispute escalates towards violence, the violence of the world around them soon also impacts their lives.

Cast & Crew

Director
Allison Anders
  • Profile picture of Angel Aviles
    Sad Girl Angel Aviles
  • Profile picture of Seidy López
    Mousie Seidy López
  • Profile picture of Jacob Vargas
    Ernesto Jacob Vargas
  • Profile picture of Salma Hayek Pinault
    Gata Salma Hayek Pinault
  • Profile picture of Danny Trejo
    Frank Danny Trejo
  • Profile picture of Spike Jonze
    Teenage Drug Customer Spike Jonze
  • Profile picture of Jason Lee
    Teenage Drug Customer Jason Lee
  • Profile picture of Panchito Gómez
    Joker Bird Panchito Gómez

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Keywords

  • east los angeles
  • gang
  • los angeles, california
  • poverty
  • gang member
  • hispanic
  • mexican american
  • girl gang
  • woman director
  • cholo
  • chola
  • echo park