Directed by:
Gregory NavaCinematography:
James GlennonCast:
Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, Lupe Ontiveros, Enrique Castillo, Mike Gomez, Sheryl Bernstein, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Diane Cary, Trinidad Silva, Larry Cedar (more)Plots(1)
Mayan Indian peasants, tired of being thought of as nothing more than "brazos fuertes" ("strong arms", i.e., manual laborers) and organizing in an effort to improve their lot in life, are discovered by the Guatemalan army. After the army destroys their village and family, a brother and sister, teenagers who just barely escaped the massacre, decide they must flee to "El Norte" ("the North", i.e., the USA). After receiving clandestine help from friends and humorous advice from a veteran immigrant on strategies for traveling through Mexico, they make their way by truck, bus and other means to Los Angeles, where they try to make a new life as young, uneducated, and illegal immigrants. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez
Mexico
Best movies:
L'Empire de la fortune (1986)
Hell (2010)
El Norte (1983)
Lupe Ontiveros
USA
Best movies:
As Good as It Gets (1997)
El Norte (1983)
Les Princes de la ville (1993)
Enrique Castillo
USA
Best movies:
Deja Vu (2006)
El Norte (1983)
Les Princes de la ville (1993)
Mike Gomez
USA
Best movies:
The Big Lebowski (1998)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
El Norte (1983)
Sheryl Bernstein
Best movies:
Toy Story 2 (1999)
El Norte (1983)
Complètement dingo (1995)
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Mexico
Best movies:
L'Empire de la fortune (1986)
Hell (2010)
Sandino (1990)
Diane Cary
Best movies:
V: The Final Battle (1984) (series)
V (1983) (TV movie)
El Norte (1983)
Trinidad Silva
USA
Best movies:
El Norte (1983)
The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
Colors (1988)
Larry Cedar
USA
Best movies:
Constantine (2005)
El Norte (1983)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
George O'Hanlon Jr.
USA
Best movies:
La Nuit des masques (1978)
El Norte (1983)
War and Remembrance (1988) (series)
Alicia del Lago
Mexico
Best movies:
El Norte (1983)
The Bravados (1958)
Macario (1960)
Rodrigo Puebla
Mexico
Best movies:
Le Magnifique (1973)
La Chevre (1981)
Romancing the Stone (1984)
John Martin
USA
Jorge Moreno
USA
Best movies:
El Norte (1983)
One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968)
Rodolfo De Alexandre
Best movies:
El Norte (1983)
Under the Volcano (1984)
Let's Get Harry (1986)
Abel Franco
USA
Best movies:
El Norte (1983)
Zoot Suit (1981)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Sabina Vannucchi
Italy
Best movies:
El Norte (1983)
The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982)
Something to Believe In (1998)
Ronald G. Joseph
USA
Best movies:
Scarface (1983)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Barfly (1987)
Jomarie Ward
USA
Best movies:
El Norte (1983)
Si tu crois... fillette (1971)