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Down for the Barrio

Down for the Barrio

1996Movie⏱️ 1h 28mR
ActionCrime
3.8
IMDB Rating
72 votes

Hispanic man, just released from prison, returns to his neighborhood in order to get rid of his involvement with crime. But soon finds out that his own 11-year-old son is already involved with a gang.

Director
César Alejandro
Writers
N/A
Stars
Tony Plana, César Alejandro, Little Joe
Release Date
March 13, 1997
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 7
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Tony Plana
Tony Plana
as Cesar
César Alejandro
César Alejandro
as Frankie
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Little Joe
as Father Joe
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Oscar Ruben Zamora-Rojo
as Ben
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Johnny Rodriguez
as Manuel Ramirez
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César Zamora
as Spanky
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Ruben Ramos
as Police Captain
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Jody Balster
as Mr. D
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Lawrence Puga
as Raul
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Adriana Garza
as Laura

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Ultra Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Anthony, New Mexico, USA
Production
Alexandria Films

🏷️ Keywords

trialpoliceboxingnarrationstreet gang

🎯 Categories

ActionCrime

⭐ Featured Review

Missed opportunity
by elpasoguy2013-01-01

"I saw this because I like to see all things El Paso. I was pretty disappointed. There was such a great opportunity to explore barrio culture and it fell on cheesy clichés. The production was good with very nice picture and sound. A lot of great locations can be seen in this film. There are some great creative shots in the movie but that isn't enough. Tony Plana does his best with what poor script he is given. Some of the other supporting actors were good, but some were down right awful. Its not as bad as some say, but it isn't outstanding either. See it for what it is: an El Paso fil..."

📖 Synopsis

Hispanic man, just released from prison, returns to his neighborhood in order to get rid of his involvement with crime. But soon finds out that his own 11-year-old son is already involved with a gang.