My Family (film)
My Family is a
1995 film directed by
Gregory Nava, who was previously nominated for an Oscar for his screenplay in
El Norte. Gregory Nava and his wife,
Anna Thomas, also wrote the screenplay. The film is also known as
My Family/Mi Familia.
The film tracks three generations of a Latino family that emigrated from
Mexico and settled in
East Los Angeles. In the 1930's Maria and Jose, the first generation, come to America, meet and marry, and face deportation due to political and cultural intolerance.
The second generation, in the 1950's, deals with the children of Maria and Jose, and the continued ethnic bigotry they face in Los Angeles.
In the 1980's, as the second generation matures, the third generation face situations like acculturation, assimilation, and the echos of past wrongs on the family.
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Academy Awards (AMPAS): Nominated, Best Make-Up.
*Casting Society of America: Nominated, Best Casting for Feature Film.
*NCLR Bravo Award, Winner, Outstanding Feature Film.
*Three generations of dreams.
*Film locations: the film was filmed in
Michoacán, Mexico and
Los Angeles, Calif.
*According to Imdb, "The final scene is duplicated shot-for-shot from the final scene of
Apur Sansar (1959).
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Jennifer Lopez had a small part in the film.
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Exposé singer
Jeanette Jurado had a cameo playing "Rosie" of
Rosie & The Originals.
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Robert Ebert Film review*
Colossus Film Review*
Interview with Gregory Nava
