IMDb RATING
5.4/10
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A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations
Raúl Castillo
- Diego Hernandez
- (as Raul Castillo)
David Castañeda
- Shotgun
- (as David Castaneda)
Roberto Garcia
- Jaws
- (as Roberto Fabian Garcia)
Christopher Rosamond
- Ray Friedman
- (as Chris Rosamond)
Frankie Quinones
- Pelon the Snitch
- (as Frank Quinones)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDirector Ben Hernandez Bray and writer/producer Joe Carnahan had trouble securing financing for the film in Hollywood due to the script featuring an all-Latino cast.
In a May 2019 interview with the New York Times, Joe Carnahan recalled how one Hollywood executive told him the film needed a "Caucasian influence".
The filmmakers were eventually able to find investors in Canada, and a large portion of the film was produced in Calgary with a budget of $7 million.
- SoundtracksPusherman
Written by Curtis Mayfield
Performed by Playing for Change featuring David Hidalgo, Steve Berlin and James Gadson
Produced by Mark Johnson
Published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) o/b/o itself & Todd Mayfield Publishing
Used courtesy of Playing for Change
Featured review
El Chicano (2 out of 5 stars).
El Chicano is that latino type of superhero with a story that plays like every origin superhero movie. But taking the concept and setting in East Los Angeles with cartel. However, the plot is forgettable. It is about twin brothers that are opposite with the law; one is an officer and the other is the opposite. When one loses his partner. He swears he will get revenge and kill anyone responsible. He covers himself up, wears a mask, and rides a motorcycle. Breaking into clubs and fight with the bad guys. The story is flat out dull. Every character is one dimensional and forgettable.
The acting is terrible. Everyone in the movie is giving a tedious performance. Every actor is delivering the same performance like the others. The script is emotionless, shallow, and dull.
It does have some action and shoot out sequences. The direction is just boring with characters that are really hard to care for. The script is missing the emotional connections with the good guys.
Overall, El Chicano is not that good of a superhero film. It is just a shallow action film with no emotional connections with the characters. The story is flat out boring and forgettable. Do not forget the actors in the movie seem very bored with the movie.
El Chicano is that latino type of superhero with a story that plays like every origin superhero movie. But taking the concept and setting in East Los Angeles with cartel. However, the plot is forgettable. It is about twin brothers that are opposite with the law; one is an officer and the other is the opposite. When one loses his partner. He swears he will get revenge and kill anyone responsible. He covers himself up, wears a mask, and rides a motorcycle. Breaking into clubs and fight with the bad guys. The story is flat out dull. Every character is one dimensional and forgettable.
The acting is terrible. Everyone in the movie is giving a tedious performance. Every actor is delivering the same performance like the others. The script is emotionless, shallow, and dull.
It does have some action and shoot out sequences. The direction is just boring with characters that are really hard to care for. The script is missing the emotional connections with the good guys.
Overall, El Chicano is not that good of a superhero film. It is just a shallow action film with no emotional connections with the characters. The story is flat out boring and forgettable. Do not forget the actors in the movie seem very bored with the movie.
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Box office
- Budget
- $8,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,400,603
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $700,261
- May 5, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $1,404,646
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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