Blood In, Blood Out Page #14

Synopsis: Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on step-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.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director(s): Taylor Hackford
Production: Buena Vista Pictures
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
8.0
Rotten Tomatoes:
55%
R
Year:
1993
180 min
31,425 Views


Montana was a stand-up dude.

We were set up.

That old man was no jive-ass punk.

He was hard-core BGA.

That's right.

That's why it don't make no sense.

I take out Montana with my own man?

That's suicide.

Now, you do what you wanna do,

but think about this:

Who you think stands to gain

if BGA and Onda war?

The f***in' AV.

Oh, yeah, they want us

to take each other out.

Then they step in and take over

everything. We go back to bein' slaves.

The AV-ers.

They're the only one who could've gotten

Montana's route from the white guards.

Right? I work with Lightning

in the wood shop.

He gets my comb, he counterfeits it,

he sends it to Wallace.

- It's possible.

- And now that motherf***er Red Ryder...

sittin' in a front-row seat just waitin'

on us to take each other out.

So what do you propose?

I say whip those motherfuckers

together.

We do to them

what they tryin' to do to us.

You see those pinche vultures?

They're watching us with

a magnifying glass right now.

So for the next six months,

we'll practise a good-neighbour policy.

So we got a deal?

We join forces?

Yeah. And we'll celebrate

a big Mexican holiday together.

Now, which one you talkin' about?

- That means what now?

- Day of the Dead.

- All right.

- Right.

- In six months.

- My man.

They're shakin' hands.

We got a truce.

We won't congratulate ourselves

too soon. We'll wait and see.

- I don't trust that dude.

- No, no, no. This boy's in

way over his head.

He ain't got no choice

but to go with us right now.

We help them take out the AV-ers,

we're making the may, ates stronger, ese.

It's okay, carnal.

When you expect nothing and you

get everything, that's destiny.

The BGAwants to help us

take out the AV-ers? All right.

We'll throw a little white meat

to the dogs.

Then we'll rob the house.

- You were right.

- You did the right thing, Miklo.

- Tell your mom I love her, okay?

- Take care of yourself, all right?

Yeah.

Juanito, Juanito.

Hey, homes.

If anybody messes with you, ese...

I'm sorry, ama.

- I loved Juanito.

- I know, mi hijo.

I loved him, ama.

I'm sorry.

I missed you, mi familia.

She put the handcuffs on.

Two days later I come back, she's

got eye hooks drilled in the door.

She's got thongs.

I swear to God.

She absolutely loved it.

She became orange...

You got it. Yeah.

One more. Come on. One more.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!

No more! No more, man.

I'm through, okay? That's it.

Ten cents a f***in' hour,

that spic warden ain't gettin'...

a nickel's worth of overtime

outta me.

Hey. Hey, hey, hey! What the f***

is wrong with you goddam people?

Are you... God damn it,

you stupid f***in' a**hole!

You got it in my eyes! Lousy...

Now, everybody keeps their mouth shut.

You understand me?

This way, there won't be no problem

with nobody when the sh*t go down.

- That way we control

the whole joint, right?

- All right.

Come on, you want some of this?

You want some of this?

Who do these punks think they are?

Look at this.

It's unbelievable.

Every hit was strategic.

I don't like being lied to.

I want the Onda council broken up.

Use interstate compact.

I want them out of here. Get them out

of here before the end of the week.

Taxpayers just saved

another three million bucks.

Everything's a f***ing joke to you, man.

What's your problem?

What's my problem?

You got a problem!

No, no, no,

you don't understand, man.

That little bastard's

up there playing God,

and he's got an army to back him up.

Yeah, I don't understand, right?

I don't ever understand, right?

Well, as long as he's doing it

behind bars, it's not gonna affect

you or me, is it?

- Is it?

- Oh, it's not gonna affect us.

It won't affect any of us, will it?

You used me.

I tried to save your life,

and you used me to set up the BGA.

I did what I had to

for my brothers to survive.

Your brothers!

And what am l, Miklo?

Man, you grew up with me.

You slept in my room.

You wore my f***in' clothes.

How could you use your own flesh and

blood to help massacre all those people?

I didn't want to hurt you, Paco.

In here you use what you've got.

Without your help,

a lot of carnales would have died.

Don't you thank me.

I hate what you did.

I hate what you stand for.

You know, Paquito,

for a long time I hated you.

I blamed you for everything.

But then I realized something

that changed my life.

Everything you did,

even shooting my leg off...

forced me into my destiny...

Here.

Inside these walls,

I've found the strength of La Raza.

You got no f***ing idea

what La Raza means.

It's about our people out there...

working, surviving

with pride and dignity.

That's La Raza.

Not lying and murdering.

All you got

is your white father's hate.

Still hung up on

my fluorescent skin, vato? Hmm?

He wasn't my real father.

Montana was.

He taught me about respect.

You gotta be willing to die for it.

Like you. Like you not deserting me

after the car crash at El Pino.

That was real respect for a brother.

And I'll always love you

for it, carnal.

We should help each other,

not cut each other's throats.

Let's be brothers again.

Just because you're a cop and I'm a con

doesn't mean we can't cooperate.

I can give you tips from inside that

can really help you out on the street.

You got a lot of power

out there, man.

Your guidance and advice

would be invaluable to me.

What are you asking me,

to be a member of your gang?

Are you out of your f***in' mind?

You remember how we

took out Spider for Cruz?

Together, Paco, we're unbeatable.

Your Onda's not my onda,

and it never will be.

Paco!

I'll always be your brother,

Vato Loco.

Never.

- They're watching, homes.

- I know they are. Let 'em watch.

The show's just beginning,

and they don't even know it.

This will probably be

our last meeting together, carnales.

They're trying to break Onda up.

But you know what?

They're only helping us grow.

They're using the interstate compact

to exchange each of you

who's from out of state...

for cons from Califas.

So, Chivo, they're sending you

back to Arizona.

Hey, man, we can't do nothin'

about it. You gotta go.

But at least you'll be back to your mom,

man. She needs anything, let me know.

I'll take care of her.

Geronimo goes back to Texas.

You straighten your son out.

They're trying to break up La Onda,

but we're gonna turn it on 'em!

And you know how

we're gonna do that?

Each of you is gonna establish

your own chapters.

La Onda has $15,000 for each of you,

so you'll start things out strong.

We're gonna spread La Onda gospel

Billy Graham style.

Yeah, s. Que no, homey.

El Mero Mero had a dream.

We are that dream.

We're gonna multiply

in numbers undreamed of...

in every pinta, every barrio,

every southwestern state.

La Onda has a destiny,

and no one can stop us.

What about me, carnal?

- Where do I go?

- You stay with me, carnal.

You're the eyes behind my back...

the leg I don't have,

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Jimmy Santiago Baca

Jimmy Santiago Baca (born January 2, 1952 in Santa Fe, New Mexico) is an American poet and writer of Apache and Chicano descent. more…

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