Meksikalı iki kardeş olan Paco ve Cruz ile kuzenleri Miklo’nun 70’lerde Los Angeles’ta katıldıkları sokak çetesinin hayatlarında yarattığı büyük değişimler konu ediliyor. Bu üç adamın 80’lerin ortasına kadarki yaşamları gözler önüne seriliyor. Çetenin şiddet uygulamayı zorunlu kılan birtakım işlerine bulaştıktan ve bu vesileyle hapishaneyle tanıştıktan sonra, tepeden tırnağa değişen karakterlerin her biri farklı yollara sapıyor. Böylece birbirlerine olan bağlılıkları da geçmişteki bir anı olarak kalıyor sadece.
Allison Lang; Los Angeles'ta yaşayan ve üst sınıf olmaktan başka bir işlevi bulunmayan sıradan bir aileye sahip güzel bir kızdır. Arkadaşları ve Allison bu üst düzey yaşamdan fazlasıyla sıkıldıklarından, farklı olmak adına birer sokak kadını gibi davranırlar. Erkek arkadaşı ve onun çetesi ise hip-hop kültürünün etkisi altında kalmış, rapçiler gibi giyinen ve davranan amaçsız gençlerdir. Hayatlarının her gününü yeni bir heyecan bulmaya adamış bu gençler bir gün Los Angeles'ın güneyine giderler. Amaçları bu tehlikeli gettoda biraz eğlence bulmaktır. Burada hap satıcısı Latin bir çeteyle karşılaşırlar....
Rudy, an American of Hispanic descent, whose south-of-the-border looks show him no mercy during an immigration raid in a migrant worker factory. As his luck goes, he is caught with neither money nor his ID and is deported to Mexico - without speaking a word of Spanish!
During his 18 years in Folsom Prison, street-gang leader Santana rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. Upon his release, Santana goes back to his old neighborhood, intending to lead a peaceful, crime-free life. But his old gang buddies force him back into his old habits.
Mousie and Sad Girl are childhood best friends in a contemporary Los Angeles poor Hispanic neighborhood. But when Sad Girl becomes pregnant by Mousie's boyfriend, a drug dealer named Ernesto, the two become bitter enemies. While their dispute escalates towards violence, the violence of the world around them soon also impacts their lives.
A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of Los Angeles, where the gang culture is enforced by the colors the members wear.
A young street artist in East Los Angeles is caught between his father's obsession with lowrider car culture, his ex-felon brother and his need for self-expression.
Diego is a gay but closeted Hispanic chef living in East Los Angeles who works in the restaurant operated by his grandmother. Frustrated by the secretive lifestyle he shares with his similarly closeted lover, Pablo, Diego finds himself attracted to Wesley, one of the openly gay Caucasian men he feels are gentrifying his neighborhood. Their relationship pushes Diego to consider the possibility of a life he had never imagined.
A focus on life in a gang, Boulevard Nights portrays the dangers of street violence. Richard Yniguez plays a young Chicano who tries to get out of the gang, but he keeps finding himself drawn back into it.
When Ruben, a young Chicano musician, is caught between his mother’s expectations and his own hopes, he is forced to make a decision that will change his life forever. Based on true events, “Con Esperanza” follows Ruben on his journey of pursuing his dreams, balancing both the traditional and financial expectations of his Mother.