Vatos Locos

Vatos Locos

NR 2011 · 76 min · ★ 4.0 · Action, Crime, Drama

Two Chicano brothers, Estaban and Raul grow up hard on the streets of Los Angeles. Their papa gets executed for a drug deal gone bad when only seven years old. Half Irish, half Mexican gangster named Mickey Solis takes the two boys in and brings them up as lieutenants in his family business.

Directed by Damian Chapa · Written by Damian Chapa

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