Traces over three generations an immigrant family's trials, tribulations, tragedies, and triumphs. Maria and Jose, the first generation, come to Los Angeles, meet, marry, face deportation all in the 1930s. They establish their family in East L.A., and their children Chucho, Paco, Memo, Irene, Toni, and Jimmy deal with youth culture and the L.A. police in the '50s. As the second generation become adults in the '60s, the focus shifts to Jimmy, his marriage to Isabel (a Salvadorian refugee), their son, and Jimmy's journey to becoming a responsible parent.
Paco
Jimmy
Chucho
Young Maria
Young Jose
Toni
Young Jimmy
Maria
Jose
Roberto
Gloria
David Ronconi
Memo
Karen Gillespie
Isabel Magaña
Young Irene
Lena, Chucho's Girlfriend
Irene
Nurse
Carlitos
Mrs. Gillespie
Mr. Gillespie