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    El Norte

    Poster of the movie El Norte
    1983     Drama    
    USA/United Kingdom
    2h 19min

    When a group of Mayan Indians decides to organize a labor union to improve conditions in their village, their community is violently destroyed by the Guatemalan army. Teenage siblings, Rosa (Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez) and Enrique (David Villalpando) manage to escape the massacre and decide to start a new life in El Norte -- the USA. The two trek through Mexico, meeting a variety of characters and facing trials and tribulations on their journey toward lives as illegal immigrants in Los Angeles.

    Directed byGregory Nava
    Written byGregory Nava, Anna Thomas
    CompanyArtisan EntertainmentArtisan EntertainmentArtisan Entertainment

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    Starring

    Ernesto Gómez Cruz
    David Villalpando
    Lupe Ontiveros
    Larry Cedar
    Tony Plana
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