Directed by:
Allison AndersScreenplay:
Allison AndersCast:
Seidy Lopez, Jacob Vargas, Salma Hayek, Danny Trejo, Jesse Borrego, Spike Jonze, Jason Lee, Kurt Voss, Marcus DeLeon, Nicole Holofcener, Angel Aviles (more)Plots(1)
MI VIDA LOCA is a compelling look at a microcosm of East L.A. 's Echo Park. Writer and director Allison Anders (GAS FOOD LODGING) lived in the neighborhood for many years with her daughter, inspiring her to make this film about life in a Latina girl gang. The film is sympathetic to these young women, presenting their stories honestly and with a visual flair that the subjects themselves would probably appreciate. The stories are told as a series of vignettes with different narrators, each with his or her perspective on the events portrayed. This approach allows the characters the opportunity to explain their actions, giving the audience a better understanding of behavior they might otherwise easily condemn. The key players are Mousie (Seidy Lopez) and Sad Girl (Angel Aviles), best friends who let local drug dealer Ernesto (Jacob Vargas) come between them. The film is a wonderfully realized slice-of-life: sometimes tragic, sometimes funny, and, despite its seemingly incongruously elegeiac tone, with a strong ring of truth. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Seidy Lopez](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/060/165060560_db8c4e.jpg)
Seidy Lopez
Mexico
Best movies:
Training Day (2001)
Showdown (1993)
My Family (1995)
![Jacob Vargas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274491_aaf59f.jpg)
Jacob Vargas
Mexico
![Salma Hayek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/873/162873097_58b49f.jpg)
Salma Hayek
Mexico
Best movies:
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
Traffic (2000)
![Danny Trejo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267355_efd64c.jpg)
Danny Trejo
USA
![Jesse Borrego](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386825_16e2cf.jpg)
Jesse Borrego
USA
Best movies:
Con Air (1997)
Bound by Honor (1993)
Scooby-Doo and the Monster of Mexico (2003)
![Spike Jonze](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/470/162470775_71907c.jpg)
Spike Jonze
USA
Best movies:
The Game (1997)
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Sing 2 (2021)
![Jason Lee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269395_67750e.jpg)
Jason Lee
USA
Best movies:
Enemy of the State (1998)
The Incredibles (2004)
Almost Famous (2000)
![Kurt Voss](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271859_e0caaa.jpg)
Kurt Voss
Best movies:
Mi Vida Loca (1993)
Marcus DeLeon
Best movies:
Mi Vida Loca (1993)
Nicole Holofcener
USA
Best movies:
Mi Vida Loca (1993)
![Angel Aviles](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/901/157901355_62fdb7.jpg)
Angel Aviles
Best movies:
Desperado (1995)
Mi Vida Loca (1993)
Somebody to Love (1994)
Maurice Benard
USA
Best movies:
Strange Desire of Mr. Bard (1953)
Joy (2015)
Mi Vida Loca (1993)
![Bertila Damas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/278/163278292_b8c7bc.png)
Bertila Damas
Cuba
Best movies:
Lucky (2017)
Mi Vida Loca (1993)
Prison of Secrets (1997) (TV movie)
![Carlos Rivas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/734/160734312_0f3cd3.jpg)
Carlos Rivas
USA
Best movies:
The King and I (1956)
The Deerslayer (1957)
True Grit (1969)
![Guy Boyd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/336/158336831_115f28.jpg)
Guy Boyd
USA
Best movies:
Jagged Edge (1985)
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986) (TV movie)
Flashpoint (1984)
Julian Reyes
USA
Best movies:
Die Hard 2 (1990)
Point Break (1991)
Predator 2 (1990)
Eddie Perez
USA
Best movies:
Con Air (1997)
Sicario (2015)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
![Noah Verduzco](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/018/162018853_ccd6bf.jpg)
Noah Verduzco
USA
Best movies:
Radio Flyer (1992)
Bound by Honor (1993)
Mi Vida Loca (1993)
Susan L. Bertram
Best movies:
Mi Vida Loca (1993)
![Vivis Colombetti](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/771/161771289_16b93f.jpg)
Vivis Colombetti
Best movies:
Rent (2005)
Gas Food Lodging (1992)
Patch Adams (1998)