Blood In, Blood Out

Genre: Crime

Worldwide gross$35.0M

Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on step-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.

🏆 4 wins & 2 nominations total

Genres

Biography, Crime, Drama

Director

Taylor Hackford

Cast

Damian Chapa, Jesse Borrego, Benjamin Bratt

Released

30 April 1993

Runtime

3h

Certificate

R

IMDb rating

7.9 / 10

Votes

37,850

Metascore

47

Rotten Tomatoes

64%

Box office

$4,496,583

Budget

$35,000,000

Edition

Base