Your wife's nagging you into politics? This guy actually did it.
An East L.A working stiff is bullied by his wife to run for a City Council position against a well-organized recognized political figure.
Acting
Paul Rodríguez carries genuine frustration and heart
Writing
Sharp on Chicano political realities, messy on everything else
Director
Tom Musca
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Paul Rodríguez co-wrote this after his own failed San Fernando Valley secession campaign — art imitating life imitating exhaustion.
This came out the same year as American Me and Selena, part of a brief mid-90s wave of Chicano-led cinema that Hollywood immediately forgot about.
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