Mike Gomez

Brother and sister Enrique and Rosa flee persecution at home in Guatemala and journey north, through Mexico and on to the United States, with the dream of starting a new life. It’s a story that happens every day, but until Gregory Nava’s groundbreaking El Norte (The North), the personal travails of immigrants crossing the border to America had never been shown in the movies with such urgent humanism. A work of social realism imbued with dreamlike imagery, El Norte is a lovingly rendered, heartbreaking story of hope and survival, which critic Roger Ebert called "“a Grapes of Wrath for our time."

Based on the 1940s 'zoot suit riots' that rocked Los Angeles, this acclaimed musical stars Edward James Olmos as the mythical 'El Pachuco' in a blend of action, music, and excitement.