Baigęs koledžą, Džeimis Rejesas (aktorius Xolo Maridueña, žinomas iš serialo „Cobra Kai“) sugrįžta į gimtąjį Palmeros miestelį, kupinas vilčių ir grandiozinių gyvenimo planų. Tačiau situacija namuose nebėra tokia, kokią ją Džeimis prisimena. Visi Džeimio planai sugriūva, kai jam į rankas patenka keistas daiktas – senovės Egipto šventąjį vabzdį skarabėjų primenantis vabalas. Vaikinui sukant galvą, kas tai galėtų būti, vabalas staiga atgyja ir paverčia Džeimį keistu žmogaus dydžio žydrai juodu padaru, primenančiu vabzdį. Netrukus paaiškėja, kad Džeimis niekur nedingo – tiesiog dabar jame apsigyveno ir dar kai kas - Paslaptingasis skarabėjus, mums nepažįstamos civilizacijos itin pažangios biotechnologijos pavyzdys. Atgijęs ir pasirinkęs kūną-šeimininką, įtaisas suteikė Džeimiui neįsivaizduojamų galių ir sugebėjimų. Staiga Džeimis pamažu, nors ir nenoromis, tampa tuo, kuo jam visuomet ir buvo lemta būti - superherojumi Mėlynuoju Vabalu.
Biografinis filmas apie Chosė Hernandesą bei jo kelią nuo fermos darbininko iki inžinieriaus ir astronauto. Pasakojimas apie atkaklumą, bendruomenę ir pasiaukojimą siekiant įgyvendinti iš pirmo žvilgsnio neįmanomą svajonę.
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.
In a segregated Texas, five Mexican-American teenage caddies were prohibited from playing at the country club where they worked. Against all odds, they formed their own team, built a one-hole course in the fields, and won the 1957 Texas State championship. Based on a true story.
Los Andželo policijos departamento narkotikų skyriuje pradeda dirbti jaunas ir sąžiningas pareigūnas Džeikas Hoitas. Tačiau jau pirmąją darbo dieną jaunuolis įsitikina, kad jį globojantis ir apie darbo tvarką pasakojantis vyresnysis porininkas, kietas, visų gerbiamas Alonzo Harisas yra korumpuotas ir palaiko ryšius su narkomafija.
The inspiring true story of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay janitor who channeled his Mexican American heritage and upbringing to turn the iconic Flamin' Hot Cheetos into a snack that disrupted the food industry and became a global pop culture phenomenon.
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.
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.
Two teenage Mexican-American loners in 1987 El Paso explore a new, unusual friendship and the difficult road to self-discovery.
A streetwise man flees South Central Los Angeles, heading to the suburbs and his lottery-winner uncle and cousin, to avoid a neighborhood thug with a grudge who has just escaped from prison.
Jaime Escalante is a mathematics teacher in a school in a hispanic neighbourhood. Convinced that his students have potential, he adopts unconventional teaching methods to try and turn gang members and no-hopers into some of the country's top algebra and calculus students.
The accidental breakdown of an irrigation valve launches a hot confrontation between the mainly Latino farmers in a tiny New Mexico town and the real estate developers and politicians determined to acquire their land for a golf resort.
Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called "Donna" that he wrote for his girlfriend. But as his star rises, Valens has conflicts with his jealous brother, Bob, and becomes haunted by a recurring nightmare of a plane crash just as he begins his first national tour alongside Buddy Holly.
Bennie's daughter is on her way home for the holidays. However she surprises him by arriving with her brand new boyfriend - an uninvited gringo.
Years of working in the food industry have made Juana, a working-class Latina, a chef of speed and skill. Searching for financial stability, she stumbles into a high-energy, male-dominated Japanese cuisine kitchen. The new atmosphere re-ignites her passions for food and life and makes her hungry to get mixed up in the flavors of this new world.
Forced to run from Texas Rangers after a heated misunderstanding leads to the death of a lawman, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez sets off in desperate flight, evading a massive manhunt on horseback for days. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts in 2016.
Old Mexican-American sheriff Bob Valdez has always been a haven of sanity in a land of madmen when it came to defending law and order. But the weapon smuggler Frank Tanner is greedy and impulsive. When Tanner provokes a shooting that causes the death of an innocent man and Valdez asks him to financially compensate the widow, Tanner refuses to do so and severely humiliates Valdez, who will do justice and avenge his honor, no matter what it takes.
Diversity trainer Lee Mun Wah assembles a diverse group of eight American men to talk about their experience of race relations in the United States. The exchange is sometimes dramatic as they lay bare the pain that racism in the US has caused them.
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.
Pasakojama apie jauną moterį iš Meksikos, besistengiančią pasiekti amerikietišką svajonę. Nelegaliai kirtusi Jungtinių Valstijų sieną, ji supranta atsidūrusi amerikietiškame košmare.