The hardest job I ever had was putting up tents for parties and huge events, running around swinging sledgehammers and carrying 105lb tent weights two at a time, sometimes pulling 80+ hours a week in the summer. I ran a crew entirely made up of Mexican dudes, mostly from southern Mexico. They had nicknamed me ‘Nino’ because of my baby face, and were super cool. Badass hard workers. However, after they found out I had watched this movie a bunch as a kid, and I had proven myself the first summer, they nicknamed me ‘Miklo’. This is probably the highest sign of respect coworkers have ever showed me!
I’m Black and this is one of my favorite movies. I probably watch it 4 times a year. It’s just a great movie and great story. I get made fun of a lot, even at 47 years old for my love and respect of the culture. People don’t know I was raised the only black family in a Mexican neighborhood and we were always accepted and respected because were respectful and kind. I also get funny looks because I’m a professional musician making my living playing banda and salsa. I’ve been called a sell out, but I just like what I like. now..”GIMME SOME CHON CHON” lol
So at 47 years old you're kissing behind still? When are black people as a whole not respectful to others race/culture? We windmill for every culture but our own, and the respect is NOT reciprocated. Latin and Hispanic cultures are antiblack and/or rac!st towards black ppl, but there's always the one delusional black guy that think we're all "brothers"....this is why the black community is going down. Take that love and respect you feel for the "brown" people and turn it I towards yourself as a black person. Also, salsa came from BLACK Cubans, not Mexicans 😒
it's ok, Santana and Montana are both based on the same real-life person 'Rudy Cheyenne Cadena' A slain Mexican godfather who got killed during a prison war when he tried to bring both sides together. He is the main reason all those people got killed in 'American Me'. He is like a saint for the Mexican gangs.
@@sallobo777 but Santana was a disgrace. Edward James olmes disrespected cadena. He's lucky Danny Trejo helped save his life Montana character never disrespected anyone. Thats why blood in blood out is a real gangsters go to. And why no self respecting vato will watch American me a second time
I'm part Mexican and was born and raised in LA, can confirm the title of the video is 100% true. Literally every guy in my middle/high school quoted this movie constantly lmao
Hahaha, that Dark Knight Rises/Bane referrence when you go, "I was wondering which break first--your barrio or your back?" Had me literally cracking up over here.
I'm a Jersey Puerto Rican and this film was always a hood classic for us even all the way out here on the East Coast. Vatos Locos forever! Shout out and nothing but love for Chicanos, Chicano culture, and just Mexicans in general. I always felt Mexico has equally contributed to Latino culture if not contributed more. ¡Viva la Raza!
Fuck you ur not raza ur a puerto rican💀 and those fake ahh latwinx from LA aren’t real mexicans they’re queers. And btw chicano culture is a bunch of nasty broke no sabo mexicans. They cant even order right at a mexican restaurant. If you dont know mexican culture its fine! But to make ur own trash and try to mash it into my beautiful culture thats a crime.
@@josephimperatrice5552 nobody calls light skin Mexicans miklo , white boys who hang around Mexicans be called miklo . Telenovela dudes are spaniards from Cuba Argentina etc etc they are not Mexican
@@billydakid9814damn bro your comment reminded me how in the 90s after soviet system failed and we got some western influence in Poland, the first show that i remember being EXTREEEEEMELY popular as a kid was this argentinian soap opera called Muñeca Brava, and i mean EEEEVERYONE was watching this shit (having like 3 TV channels available didnt help). Kinda unrelated to anytbing but still hilarious i still remember this shit LMAO
I'm from denver grew up in the west side and I can confirm every chicano I've ever meet has seen this film . I now live in Seattle and every chicano I've meet out here can quote this film word for word.
When I first moved to Texas from NY it was hard to adjust to the culture shock, but the Mexicans took me in. Blood In Blood Out, La Bamba, the Selena with J-Lo, American Me, they were all certified classics in the area and were my introduction to the culture we lived in. They became just as much of family as the only three family members I had left, and I never forgot that. Puro pinche amar para mi hermanos marrones!!
Not only Mexicans have seen this movie, I am sure that most of the latin american people, I am from Costa Rica, and I know that a lot of people have seen it over here.
I worked at a liquor store in Harlem and one of my coworkers, a middle aged Dominican dude, LOVED this film and brought it up a lot. Had to click to see what it's about.
I think the over the top acting and over exaggerations are what make this movie great. It gives it charm that you just can't hate, I liked that it didn't try to take itself so serious like American Me was portrayed. One of my favorite movies ever!
You got one thing incorrect Miklo was trying to give his supervisor accurate advice on the basketball game but his boss didn’t listen and lost his bet. It’s why his boss even admitted he was right after he lost the bet.
Was gonna say the same thing, boss was docking Miklo because Milko gave him advice on who to bet for and the boss man didn’t listen and lost his bet so that’s why he docked Miklo
This movie resonated with me even more because I was the only light skin blonde one in my big Chicano family lol I inherited my great grandfathers looks and it was definitely hard to fit in. I had to prove myself twice as hard.
Yeah it's like how a lot of us Mexican Americans and Hispanics in general also grew up watching black movies and tv shows like Boyz in the Hood, Friday, Coming to America, The Boondocks etc
I saw this movie when I was in the Marines. Any guy who served in the Marines knows it's like 45% Mexican dudes at least lol. Two of my best friends and fellow NCOs were Mexican dudes, and one evening the three of us, plus one other mexican dude, were waiting out some rain in the back of a soft top humvee during a field op when my sergeant asks if I saw Blood in Blood out. I told him no. He grabbed his laptop and put it on. During the course of the movie we received visits from at least 4 marine higher ups. Platoon sergeant, battery gunny, first sergeant, and sergeant major. All of them Latino. Every single time one of them stuck their head in to check up on us, they noticed the movie and said "oh Blood in Blood out!" without missing a beat lol. Still to this day it makes me laugh how every single Mexican guy knew this movie within a second of hearing it. We ended up with a crowd of probably 8 dudes, me the only white one
I think because Camp Pendleton and MCRD are next to San Diego in SoCal that Mexican Americans have a history and tradition of serving in the marines. It’s about 30% Latino (majority Mexican Americans) in the marines compared to just 17% in the army.
One of the best movies ever. Im a 48 year old white guy in the burbs. Saw this movie back when i was living in Texas @20 years ago, fell in love with it!
A Mexican man I was in the navy with from the south side of Houston introduced me to this movie funny enough. He said it was the Cholo Boyz in the Hood. Plenty of good one liners in this movie.
I was lucky enough to see this movie when it first came out, I knew it was a special movie before most people even heard of it. Being half Mexican/Irish I really felt this movie.
I aint no Mexican, but this is definitely one of my all time favorites. One of the best movies ever made, the story is soo good it almost seemed like it was a true story...
There should’ve been a San Andreas stories. Maybe the character or story connections could’ve worked out to be a San Andreas stories game to happen. It’s set in a state. Not just a city. Only closest we would have connections to for San Andreas is only Los Santos. What about San Fierro or Las Venturas and the countryside.
@CevicheGato I always wanted a story about Los Varrios Aztecas with Ceaser as a protagonist. Ceaser was originally supposed to be a playable protagonist, and Sweet too.
@@Medina5Arts maybe more on the perspective of the Vagos gang instead. Vagos are very United. Even they’re more drug game and cartel connected than the families and Ballas. And maybe the Aztecas.
@@CevicheGato I wanted a San Andreas 2 with the character select system from gta 5 but San Andreas style graphics just updated. I had an idea for one of the characters to be a chicana.
Traveling to my hometown in Mexico during the 90s this movie was watched on a daily basis by my friends over there and this was the best way to explain gang culture in the states. Dudes swear they were with la onda, some even carved VL on their chest
@@bigal2362 yeah I tried explaining what that scene meant how Paco carved vl on dudes chest cuz he was from a rival gang but they looked at me like I was nuts
It's crazy watching this movie because it feels like you just watched a 5 season show in one sitting and remember that it all started because Paco basically said to Miklo "Do it or no balls" at that point Miklo was all in and never left
What always got me about the part where Paco is insulting Spider, was how Pacos friend was holding the shotgun in that scene. He's holding it like a spear, and it always made me laugh because of how awkward it looked. Great video by the way.
My mother's friend back in east California introduced me to this movie. Makes me happy each time I see it, and reminds of my family back home in Mexico.
Miklo aka the actor Damian Chapa is a mix of Mexican,Italian,German and Native American so that explains the accent because it’s a mix of his different heritage
@@LargerThanCats he’s not native. He might be Mexican, he is white though. He just really got stuck with that bound by honor (blood in blood out)persona. He was never about that life either.
Your movie recap and review are the funniest. I Woke up this morning and thank God for an other day laughing my butt off I saw your review on American me and I couldn't stop laughing what a great way to start the day I am off today from work .l think I'll just hang out today watching your videos keep up the awesome work that you're doing your really good at what you do thank you so much and Viva LA Raza !!!
Not from L.A. but rather Phoenix, can confirm this film is embedded in Mexican hood culture along with Mi Vida Loca which my mom was obsessed with even though she's not Latina. Also I forgot Ernie from George Lopez was in this LOL
I am half-Mexican/half-white just like Miklo (except I'm a woman). I also grew up in L.A. and this movie came out when I was about 14 or 15 years old. It's like a rite of passage for young Latino/Latina kids nowadays! I was lucky enough to meet Benjamin Bratt (who played Paco) about 10 years ago, and he still totally embraces the fans who love that movie, he is cool with talking about it, etc. Definitely a movie that was the springboard for so many future stars-not just Bratt and Chapa, but also Ving Rhames, Billy Bob Thornton, and Danny Trejo, to name a few. I'm sure there's one or two I'm forgetting. As an aside, Damian Chapa, who plays Miklo, is half-Latino and learned Spanish when living with his grandmother in Texas. Anyway, loved your take on this, and yes, it was about time someone shone a spotlight on something every Mexican-every _Latino_ - knows and loves. ❤ P.S. The leader of La Onda is MONtana, not Santana. 🙄
Holy crap. I've been trying to remember the name of this movie for years. your video just popped up on my feed. I watched it twice when it came out and loved it.
Bro please do more videos! There aren't many Chicano TH-camrs who review movies that influence and reflect our culture. There are lots of movies that We love. Not all of them are Chicanos movies. There are a lot of movies that feature Chicano Actors that we love. Like for example the guys who play Paco and Chuey are in a lot of movies - I love those movies just because they are in them. ORALE! I wish you all the best and I HOPE to see more from you soon Bro!! ✊🏽🤘🎥🍿🙏🙏🛸💯
In Texas they make us watch this movie and stand and deliver. Parents and teachers wanted to prevent us from being in gangs. We even had to wear uniforms.
9:09 any true blood in blood out fan will know this is from the outtakes. This wasn’t in the actual film. 13:42 he didn’t give him bad betting advice. He just didn’t take the advice he was given. Damien chappa advice would’ve won him money.
This is hands down the best Gangster flix on the Chicano life! Salute to my Mexican brothers!! Vatos Loco for life!! Straight front la Isla de Encanto 🇵🇷
I caught this on Showtime or HBO one day in the mid-90's just from random channel surfing and I've been a big fan ever since. For lack of a better term, it felt.... epic!
Oh man, what a funny video. I’m not Mexican nor Chicano, butI am from Los Angeles and I know East LA pretty well and this movie is pretty damn “must watch” among the community 🤣 What’s funny is that I watched on VHS not long after it came out and didn’t know anything about East LA culture. But as I grew up and experienced more, that movie started making more and more sense lol. It’s like when you watch a parody movie but don’t get any of the references until later when you actually watch the movies that got parodied haha
I'm half Mexican half White and don't look Mexican at all. I've always related to Miklo because I've always had a hard time fitting in with Mexicans and have had to prove to constantly prove myself to them. My dad also was racist and tried beating my love of my heritage out of me. I'm never gonna give up on mi gente but at times it's annoying. ¡Mexico para siempre!
@@colinchampollion4420I know even some Mexicans don’t understand that Mexicans are a mix of native Mexicans/Spaniards etc. my dad who is from Mexico even has Norwegian mixed in there.
I’m American born and raised in Ohio, starred at a factory job working with a lot of Mexican and Haitians. Starting to learn a bit of Spanish and French creole. The Mexicans told me to watch blood in blood out and I liked it a lot.
I honestly don't know why there weren't more Mexican Gangster movies like B.I.B.O. and American Me. There's plenty Italian Mafia Movies, which are good but there was so much potential when it came to the cholo crime film that it feels just disappointing that there's only 2 good ones.
I honestly think the American Me aftermath scared Hollywood who already don't care about telling minority stories. Mix that with BIBO bombing at the boxoffice and they felt it wasn't worth. The 80s and 90s was when gangster/hood movies really started to become a thing and unfortunately the first two of the Mexican variety had some severe consequences and extremely low financial reward. If not for Hollywood being little bitches(I say this because all they had to do was respect the gangs real history. Snitching was what got the advisers from the actual gang killed but it was the character portrayals that was considered disrespect that got the Hollywood people killed after they were advised against putting those specific things in the movie)and caring more about money than telling our stories than the Mexican hood movies definitely would have become a greatly beloved genre. I'm black and I don't know nobody in my community who doesn't love Blood In Blood Out/American Me/Mi Familia and reactors on TH-cam absolutely love all three (Although some misunderstand the messages and Perspectives that were portrayed) Sorry for this long ass reply😇🙏
I'm a Tejano and man when I saw this movie with mi primos, it really opened my eyes to the issues between us Tejanos and Mexicanos. Now it is one of my favorite movies to watch today@
@@r.j8290 Hey mi hermano there's no reason to divide us we share the blood mi amigo and I'm glad to call myself a Tejano just as I'm glad to call you Hermano!
@@kiddreckless9964 I understand why r.j8290 called you out like that. Saying you are Tejano is like you setting yourself apart from being "Mexican". It's like say I aint Mexican I am Mexican-American......meaning there is a big difference. I understand Tejano means someone from Texas....out in Cali we never say we are Californianos. Peace brother...
It's pronounced ''La onda'' not '''la oenda'' . It's pronounced like honda without the letter h. Also you called Montana, Santana at 7:00 and a couple times later. But all in all, good video
Saw this for the first time as a kid when I was on vacation in Denmark with my parents. The cabin we rented had no internet but had a DVD player. Unfortunately, there were no DVDs around. That was until I checked the DVD player itself, and there it was! Blood in, Blood out! Watched it maybe 4-5 times over the week. Loved it! "Vatos Locos" still randomly pops up in my head 20 years later.
i like to see the little changes in accent and his poor spanish evolving throughout the movie is intentional and showing miklo slowly being integrated into this lifestyle, remember he went from being with his white father in vegas to being with his mexican mother in la
I'm not Mexican, but grew up in the barrio in two towns in the San Joaquin Valley in Cali. Some of my best homies have been Mexican and were part of gangs who looked out for their own and would stand up for me. Because of that, I feel a type of connection and nostalgia with this film. By the way, this video was great and had me chuckling a few times with some of the humorous storytelling. 😄
You are not Mexican but the Mexican gangs let you in anyways? Do Mexican gangs have an affirmative action program? Because La Cosa Nostra do not let any Non Italians in. The Yakuza do not let any Non Japanese in. The Triads do not let any Non Chinese in. The Russian Mafia do not let any Non Russians in. The Crips And The Bloods do not let any Nonblacks in.
On this movie the roles were played by a multinational cast, Popeye is from Panama, Magic is from Cuba, Benjamin Bratt is from Peru, many Chicanos, and even famous gringos like Billy Bob Thornton
The Mexican Godfather. A masterpiece of a movie. The score, cinematography, choice of actors and the entire movie in its entirety was displayed on screen great. However I didnt like the directors cut. The other version did a great job of cutting out alot of corny scenes that I thought the film was better without, it's too bad it's harder to find.
It's our version of the godfather
yeah, I've always thought the same, it's amazing.
🤣
Dude, lo que dices es exactamente así.
never
No mames
This is just one of the best bro movies ever. Mexican, white, black, every man can relate on some level.
Nope. Only weak boys can. Grow up.
I ain’t none of those and I still fucking love this movie 🔥🔥🔥
@@dirtydiqi53 What are you?
Why does everyone miss white when they name every race?
@@Asian_Kid they need to release the 3 hour cut the director one
The hardest job I ever had was putting up tents for parties and huge events, running around swinging sledgehammers and carrying 105lb tent weights two at a time, sometimes pulling 80+ hours a week in the summer. I ran a crew entirely made up of Mexican dudes, mostly from southern Mexico. They had nicknamed me ‘Nino’ because of my baby face, and were super cool. Badass hard workers. However, after they found out I had watched this movie a bunch as a kid, and I had proven myself the first summer, they nicknamed me ‘Miklo’. This is probably the highest sign of respect coworkers have ever showed me!
Same i was called Miklo while I was locked up ( there were no other whites in the pod ) oh and blacks called me roach like from next Friday lmao
I did this in Mexico , and I agree with it being a crazy job
@@Matt-yj1lz ay I knew a cockroach too, though they called him that cus he ate a cockroach while hiding under a car in Guam.
The doy mi vida... jefe
Orale Milkweed!
Still can't believe they made an entire movie about Tuco Salamanca's younger years. Bravo, Vince!
Lol i forgot chuey is tuco 😂
I’m Black and this is one of my favorite movies. I probably watch it 4 times a year. It’s just a great movie and great story.
I get made fun of a lot, even at 47 years old for my love and respect of the culture. People don’t know I was raised the only black family in a Mexican neighborhood and we were always accepted and respected because were respectful and kind.
I also get funny looks because I’m a professional musician making my living playing banda and salsa.
I’ve been called a sell out, but I just like what I like.
now..”GIMME SOME CHON CHON” lol
Respect!
So at 47 years old you're kissing behind still? When are black people as a whole not respectful to others race/culture? We windmill for every culture but our own, and the respect is NOT reciprocated. Latin and Hispanic cultures are antiblack and/or rac!st towards black ppl, but there's always the one delusional black guy that think we're all "brothers"....this is why the black community is going down. Take that love and respect you feel for the "brown" people and turn it I towards yourself as a black person. Also, salsa came from BLACK Cubans, not Mexicans 😒
hell yeah!
Respect, food, and music brings cultures together. Respect to you man.
Respect
You kept saying Santana instead of MONTANA… Santana it’s the main jefe on American me
This bothered me so much everytime he said it, lol.
😂
it's ok, Santana and Montana are both based on the same real-life person 'Rudy Cheyenne Cadena'
A slain Mexican godfather who got killed during a prison war when he tried to bring both sides together.
He is the main reason all those people got killed in 'American Me'.
He is like a saint for the Mexican gangs.
@@sallobo777 but Santana was a disgrace. Edward James olmes disrespected cadena. He's lucky Danny Trejo helped save his life
Montana character never disrespected anyone. Thats why blood in blood out is a real gangsters go to. And why no self respecting vato will watch American me a second time
🤣 takes a true Chicano to know the fuckin difference lolol
This movie is so good you don’t even notice it’s 3 hours long
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It's fucking crazy how you forget how long this movie is.
Time flies
No we notice lol
serio
The original directors cut is actually 5 hours
I'm part Mexican and was born and raised in LA, can confirm the title of the video is 100% true. Literally every guy in my middle/high school quoted this movie constantly lmao
im real mexican and i've never seen this movie
@@MemoContrerasf My friend in Jalapa said he and his gang of buddies watch it once per year.
I'm 30 and I still quote it to this day lol
in 9th grade tellin dudes to give up their chon chon
@@MemoContrerasfwhat are you waiting for watch it
So why has every Mexican seen this movie? I didn't come here to see a summary of the movie.
This is our "the godfather" movie
@@XLucas54 Yeah but the Godfather sucks, this movie rules.
@@enzyme181you have the right to be wrong.
@@JohnnyDoe141 No I have an opinion, eye of the beholder.
Same thing i thought lol click bait
Hahaha, that Dark Knight Rises/Bane referrence when you go, "I was wondering which break first--your barrio or your back?" Had me literally cracking up over here.
I'm a Jersey Puerto Rican and this film was always a hood classic for us even all the way out here on the East Coast. Vatos Locos forever! Shout out and nothing but love for Chicanos, Chicano culture, and just Mexicans in general. I always felt Mexico has equally contributed to Latino culture if not contributed more. ¡Viva la Raza!
Fuck you ur not raza ur a puerto rican💀 and those fake ahh latwinx from LA aren’t real mexicans they’re queers.
And btw chicano culture is a bunch of nasty broke no sabo mexicans. They cant even order right at a mexican restaurant. If you dont know mexican culture its fine! But to make ur own trash and try to mash it into my beautiful culture thats a crime.
Glad you see the love ❤️
Viva La Raza homes! We gotta stick together, you know what I'm saying?
@@AP3x6917 Of course. I grew up with Simon Bolivar's dream. I love ALL my Latinos.
Pa La Cultura! Hispanics rise up!
I heard someone say “this movie is the reason why every light skin Mexican was called Miklo“ and that hit home too hard lol
So does that mean everybody in Mexican telenovelas are called Miklos?
@@josephimperatrice5552 nobody calls light skin Mexicans miklo , white boys who hang around Mexicans be called miklo . Telenovela dudes are spaniards from Cuba Argentina etc etc they are not Mexican
@@billydakid9814damn bro your comment reminded me how in the 90s after soviet system failed and we got some western influence in Poland, the first show that i remember being EXTREEEEEMELY popular as a kid was this argentinian soap opera called Muñeca Brava, and i mean EEEEVERYONE was watching this shit (having like 3 TV channels available didnt help). Kinda unrelated to anytbing but still hilarious i still remember this shit LMAO
Or milkweed 🤣🤣
I've never in my life heard of a homie named miklo 😂🤣
I'm from denver grew up in the west side and I can confirm every chicano I've ever meet has seen this film . I now live in Seattle and every chicano I've meet out here can quote this film word for word.
I’m from North Carolina everyone seen it out here
When I first moved to Texas from NY it was hard to adjust to the culture shock, but the Mexicans took me in. Blood In Blood Out, La Bamba, the Selena with J-Lo, American Me, they were all certified classics in the area and were my introduction to the culture we lived in. They became just as much of family as the only three family members I had left, and I never forgot that. Puro pinche amar para mi hermanos marrones!!
EJO almost got shwacked for fabricating details in American me, that and his pendejo self got 13 people murdered by the actual Eme
When I was in Texas niether the tejanos nor the rednecks accepted me. I'm mixed. The only people that showed me love were the blacks. Real talk
That's not really Mexican though I mean jlo ain't even Mexican LMAO 😅
Not only Mexicans have seen this movie, I am sure that most of the latin american people, I am from Costa Rica, and I know that a lot of people have seen it over here.
This barrio classic never gets old, a film of this caliber cannot be replicated.
This movie is a masterpiece
This movie is too cringe to watch it took me 3 times to finish watching it mostly cause of miklo and popeye
@@PapaJuan41 You don't like some chon chon?
I worked at a liquor store in Harlem and one of my coworkers, a middle aged Dominican dude, LOVED this film and brought it up a lot. Had to click to see what it's about.
Vato's Loco's is world wide.
It realy is a good film hell of a story
I think the over the top acting and over exaggerations are what make this movie great. It gives it charm that you just can't hate, I liked that it didn't try to take itself so serious like American Me was portrayed. One of my favorite movies ever!
You got one thing incorrect Miklo was trying to give his supervisor accurate advice on the basketball game but his boss didn’t listen and lost his bet. It’s why his boss even admitted he was right after he lost the bet.
Was gonna say the same thing, boss was docking Miklo because Milko gave him advice on who to bet for and the boss man didn’t listen and lost his bet so that’s why he docked Miklo
Thank you.. this video is so inconsistent it’s kind of annoying…
This movie resonated with me even more because I was the only light skin blonde one in my big Chicano family lol I inherited my great grandfathers looks and it was definitely hard to fit in. I had to prove myself twice as hard.
Same, it was the first movie with someone who was like me, a white mexican growing up in LA.
I feel that too my dude
Same here man I take after my dad who was the “guero” of his family so it’s only right I’m called that too haha
I’m white on the outside, but brown on the inside… to the bone! 🤜🏻🤛🏽
What always fascinated me was that in Mexico color doesn’t matter like how Chicanos cared about it. We all have Spanish blood after all.
dont be suprised alot of black folks seen and love this masterpiece too
Stop lying only ones that like this movie is Mexicans.
Yet still treat my people like shit .
Damn right
I’m black n I luv this movie every since I was a kid with my mom 😊
Yeah it's like how a lot of us Mexican Americans and Hispanics in general also grew up watching black movies and tv shows like Boyz in the Hood, Friday, Coming to America, The Boondocks etc
I saw this movie when I was in the Marines. Any guy who served in the Marines knows it's like 45% Mexican dudes at least lol. Two of my best friends and fellow NCOs were Mexican dudes, and one evening the three of us, plus one other mexican dude, were waiting out some rain in the back of a soft top humvee during a field op when my sergeant asks if I saw Blood in Blood out. I told him no. He grabbed his laptop and put it on.
During the course of the movie we received visits from at least 4 marine higher ups. Platoon sergeant, battery gunny, first sergeant, and sergeant major. All of them Latino. Every single time one of them stuck their head in to check up on us, they noticed the movie and said "oh Blood in Blood out!" without missing a beat lol. Still to this day it makes me laugh how every single Mexican guy knew this movie within a second of hearing it. We ended up with a crowd of probably 8 dudes, me the only white one
I think because Camp Pendleton and MCRD are next to San Diego in SoCal that Mexican Americans have a history and tradition of serving in the marines. It’s about 30% Latino (majority Mexican Americans) in the marines compared to just 17% in the army.
One of the best movies ever. Im a 48 year old white guy in the burbs. Saw this movie back when i was living in Texas @20 years ago, fell in love with it!
Every Pacific Islander / Polynesian in New Zealand has also seen this movie! Absolute classic 😎
Even Mexican nationals from Mexico have even seen this movie in Mexico lol sangre por sangre is popular in Mexico too
A Mexican man I was in the navy with from the south side of Houston introduced me to this movie funny enough. He said it was the Cholo Boyz in the Hood.
Plenty of good one liners in this movie.
I was lucky enough to see this movie when it first came out, I knew it was a special movie before most people even heard of it. Being half Mexican/Irish I really felt this movie.
I aint no Mexican, but this is definitely one of my all time favorites. One of the best movies ever made, the story is soo good it almost seemed like it was a true story...
As someone who has worked construction, I have basically heard blood in blood out quote without ever even seeing the movie
😂😂😂😂 *when Miklo got those San Andreas +Respect points* 😂😂😂😂
There should’ve been a San Andreas stories. Maybe the character or story connections could’ve worked out to be a San Andreas stories game to happen. It’s set in a state. Not just a city. Only closest we would have connections to for San Andreas is only Los Santos. What about San Fierro or Las Venturas and the countryside.
@CevicheGato I always wanted a story about Los Varrios Aztecas with Ceaser as a protagonist. Ceaser was originally supposed to be a playable protagonist, and Sweet too.
@@CevicheGato 😮I’m so y
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@@Medina5Arts maybe more on the perspective of the Vagos gang instead. Vagos are very United. Even they’re more drug game and cartel connected than the families and Ballas. And maybe the Aztecas.
@@CevicheGato I wanted a San Andreas 2 with the character select system from gta 5 but San Andreas style graphics just updated. I had an idea for one of the characters to be a chicana.
I am from Turkey and i have seen this movie atleast 4-5 times :)
"Chicano is not about what
you look like. It's about what's inside." -Miklo
Miklo never said that? Lmao
It’s the Mexican ‘Boyz in the Hood’, change my mind 😂
Damn beat me to this comment
Yup
I’m not Mexican and I know this movie is a classic. First seen it when I was 12. I’m 26 now I’ve watched it at least 10 times great movie
Traveling to my hometown in Mexico during the 90s this movie was watched on a daily basis by my friends over there and this was the best way to explain gang culture in the states. Dudes swear they were with la onda, some even carved VL on their chest
@@bigal2362 yeah I tried explaining what that scene meant how Paco carved vl on dudes chest cuz he was from a rival gang but they looked at me like I was nuts
The movie is even better in Spanish lol.. la vida es un riesgo carnal
I'm black and from Texas and I've seen this plenty of times. Still have it on VHS
Bro that’s worth a lot of money in the future
I am Mexican but guarantee if I was any other nationality I would still love this movie. Not only can I relate but I understand the life🙏🏻
It's crazy watching this movie because it feels like you just watched a 5 season show in one sitting and remember that it all started because Paco basically said to Miklo "Do it or no balls" at that point Miklo was all in and never left
Legit one of the best movies ever.
Dude this is one of my favorite videos ever! You deserve a hell lot more views, I really wish I could’ve seen part two.
Sorry for the really late response but maybe I’ll give it a try 😊👍
@@theoldbarrio9589 Have you ever watched Mi Vida Loca ( My Crazy Life ) . Ahhh , the 80's and the 90's , The Good Old Days 😁
@@theoldbarrio9589 Btw saying Hello to you, all the way from Long island NY 🙋♂️.
What always got me about the part where Paco is insulting Spider, was how Pacos friend was holding the shotgun in that scene. He's holding it like a spear, and it always made me laugh because of how awkward it looked. Great video by the way.
I’m listening at the office and started dying when he said “420 no scope” 😅 I didn’t expect that.
Dominican from Atlanta here. This movie has always been a hood classic
Every Mexican here in Texas has seen it too. There is not one Chicano that I have met who has not seen this Badass Movie. 🎥 🍿
I'm black and I grew up knowing this is one of the best hood movies of all time. But I'll still watch your video.
My mother's friend back in east California introduced me to this movie. Makes me happy each time I see it, and reminds of my family back home in Mexico.
My lifelong best friend is Mexican and when we were in the sixth grade he showed me this movie. It remains one of my top 5 all time favorite movies.
There's a ray of sunshine in all that darkness. I'm whiter than Miklo and agree this movie is a masterpiece. La Onda FTW
I'm a Aboriginal Australian and honestly I love this movie Ive got the DVD cover in my room as we speak
Shout out to the Aborigines in Australia
Saludos 🖖🏼🇲🇽
Me too bro, so glad another brother has seen the movie!!!!
Miklo aka the actor Damian Chapa is a mix of Mexican,Italian,German and Native American so that explains the accent because it’s a mix of his different heritage
No he’s not. He just says whatever fits his narrative at the moment
@@Gottacacheemalll What? Damian Chapa has done tons of work in Mexico.
@@LargerThanCats he’s not native. He might be Mexican, he is white though. He just really got stuck with that bound by honor (blood in blood out)persona. He was never about that life either.
@@Gottacacheemalll it’s just a movie. He doesn’t have to be about that life
@@alejandroc7357 but he tries to. Watch his interviews. It’ll make sense. He’s embodied the character in real life.
Your movie recap and review are the funniest. I Woke up this morning and thank God for an other day laughing my butt off I saw your review on American me and I couldn't stop laughing what a great way to start the day I am off today from work .l think I'll just hang out today watching your videos keep up the awesome work that you're doing your really good at what you do thank you so much and Viva LA Raza !!!
Thanks man and shiiiiii, I know what you mean, I still get excited to watch some of my favorite TH-camrs to kill time at work 😂
Im cuban / Venezuelan and i can still qoute this movie! Come on!
Miklo actually gave his boss good betting advice but the boss ignored him 😂
I’m a white boy from AZ and was called Snowflake all the time growing up absolutely love this movie!
Not from L.A. but rather Phoenix, can confirm this film is embedded in Mexican hood culture along with Mi Vida Loca which my mom was obsessed with even though she's not Latina. Also I forgot Ernie from George Lopez was in this LOL
I am half-Mexican/half-white just like Miklo (except I'm a woman). I also grew up in L.A. and this movie came out when I was about 14 or 15 years old. It's like a rite of passage for young Latino/Latina kids nowadays!
I was lucky enough to meet Benjamin Bratt (who played Paco) about 10 years ago, and he still totally embraces the fans who love that movie, he is cool with talking about it, etc. Definitely a movie that was the springboard for so many future stars-not just Bratt and Chapa, but also Ving Rhames, Billy Bob Thornton, and Danny Trejo, to name a few. I'm sure there's one or two I'm forgetting.
As an aside, Damian Chapa, who plays Miklo, is half-Latino and learned Spanish when living with his grandmother in Texas.
Anyway, loved your take on this, and yes, it was about time someone shone a spotlight on something every Mexican-every _Latino_ - knows and loves. ❤
P.S. The leader of La Onda is MONtana, not Santana. 🙄
Big Al had all the best lines in this movie.
There is a ray of sunshine in all that darkness
He should of had best supporting actor nomination. As well as Popeye!
“Sorry, no tortilllaaaaa.” Shit gets me every time 😂
@@RickybobbyJrSr I think there’s a place in Texas called Big Al’s Texas BBQ. And the “Sorry no tortillas” line I believe is their slogan.
@@stephenfrancis303 Lol 😂
Holy crap. I've been trying to remember the name of this movie for years. your video just popped up on my feed.
I watched it twice when it came out and loved it.
Bro please do more videos! There aren't many Chicano TH-camrs who review movies that influence and reflect our culture. There are lots of movies that We love. Not all of them are Chicanos movies. There are a lot of movies that feature Chicano Actors that we love. Like for example the guys who play Paco and Chuey are in a lot of movies - I love those movies just because they are in them. ORALE! I wish you all the best and I HOPE to see more from you soon Bro!! ✊🏽🤘🎥🍿🙏🙏🛸💯
Bruh.... I've been waiting for this exact video all my life
In Texas they make us watch this movie and stand and deliver. Parents and teachers wanted to prevent us from being in gangs. We even had to wear uniforms.
9:09 any true blood in blood out fan will know this is from the outtakes. This wasn’t in the actual film.
13:42 he didn’t give him bad betting advice. He just didn’t take the advice he was given. Damien chappa advice would’ve won him money.
This is hands down the best Gangster flix on the Chicano life! Salute to my Mexican brothers!! Vatos Loco for life!!
Straight front la Isla de Encanto 🇵🇷
Your video's surprisingly well made, despite the low amount of views and subs.
Hey thanks and sorry for the late response life's been busy, but I'm glad you enjoyed the editing
@@theoldbarrio9589 still waiting on part 2. This was solid asf
That ain't right, carnal
Well they all start somewhere 🤷
I'm not Mexican, and I love this movie!
I’m not a computer and I like using the internet 😲😲😲😲 I’m not a fish but I like Nemo 😲😲😲
@DEATHWXIIISH Yeah. Pretty much ;)
@@THXIIIRTEEN th-cam.com/video/qDWeJmRxyOE/w-d-xo.html
Big Al always made me laugh lmao. I love how some of the serious scenes end up a tiny bit funny too
I caught this on Showtime or HBO one day in the mid-90's just from random channel surfing and I've been a big fan ever since. For lack of a better term, it felt.... epic!
12:18
We call those Mexican Chi-Chi's ...a lot of us got them 🤣
Oh man, what a funny video. I’m not Mexican nor Chicano, butI am from Los Angeles and I know East LA pretty well and this movie is pretty damn “must watch” among the community 🤣 What’s funny is that I watched on VHS not long after it came out and didn’t know anything about East LA culture. But as I grew up and experienced more, that movie started making more and more sense lol. It’s like when you watch a parody movie but don’t get any of the references until later when you actually watch the movies that got parodied haha
I love this movie, my family always quotes this movie, and Miklo reminds me of my own experiences without the crime.
I'm half Mexican half White and don't look Mexican at all. I've always related to Miklo because I've always had a hard time fitting in with Mexicans and have had to prove to constantly prove myself to them. My dad also was racist and tried beating my love of my heritage out of me. I'm never gonna give up on mi gente but at times it's annoying. ¡Mexico para siempre!
🤯✊🏽
In general a Mexican is already half White Mediterrian white, sooo Miko is 85% Whte😅!
Your dad's "racist" while getting another race pregnant 🙄. Sounds like he was beating your mother out of you if anything.
@@colinchampollion4420I know even some Mexicans don’t understand that Mexicans are a mix of native Mexicans/Spaniards etc. my dad who is from Mexico even has Norwegian mixed in there.
Didn’t answer why every Mexican has seen BIBO. But the summary was entertaining so I’m not mad at it. 😎
I’m American born and raised in Ohio, starred at a factory job working with a lot of Mexican and Haitians. Starting to learn a bit of Spanish and French creole. The Mexicans told me to watch blood in blood out and I liked it a lot.
Nostalgia critics should do a video about this one, it’s a classic!!!
I honestly don't know why there weren't more Mexican Gangster movies like B.I.B.O. and American Me. There's plenty Italian Mafia Movies, which are good but there was so much potential when it came to the cholo crime film that it feels just disappointing that there's only 2 good ones.
Carlito's Way?
@@vintageswiss9096 technically, that's a Puerto Rican gangster movie, to my knowledge.
@@vintageswiss9096
Carlito's Way takes place in The South Bronx. It's not a Mexican movie bra!
I honestly think the American Me aftermath scared Hollywood who already don't care about telling minority stories. Mix that with BIBO bombing at the boxoffice and they felt it wasn't worth.
The 80s and 90s was when gangster/hood movies really started to become a thing and unfortunately the first two of the Mexican variety had some severe consequences and extremely low financial reward.
If not for Hollywood being little bitches(I say this because all they had to do was respect the gangs real history. Snitching was what got the advisers from the actual gang killed but it was the character portrayals that was considered disrespect that got the Hollywood people killed after they were advised against putting those specific things in the movie)and caring more about money than telling our stories than the Mexican hood movies definitely would have become a greatly beloved genre.
I'm black and I don't know nobody in my community who doesn't love Blood In Blood Out/American Me/Mi Familia and reactors on TH-cam absolutely love all three (Although some misunderstand the messages and Perspectives that were portrayed)
Sorry for this long ass reply😇🙏
@@danybey1920 well said, makes sense.
I'm a Tejano and man when I saw this movie with mi primos, it really opened my eyes to the issues between us Tejanos and Mexicanos. Now it is one of my favorite movies to watch today@
U Texans lost Chicano culture 💯🤷🏽♂️
@@r.j8290 Hey mi hermano there's no reason to divide us we share the blood mi amigo and I'm glad to call myself a Tejano just as I'm glad to call you Hermano!
@@kiddreckless9964 I understand why r.j8290 called you out like that. Saying you are Tejano is like you setting yourself apart from being "Mexican". It's like say I aint Mexican I am Mexican-American......meaning there is a big difference. I understand Tejano means someone from Texas....out in Cali we never say we are Californianos. Peace brother...
Im a Dominican from the Bronx New York and I love this movie.
That was the first movie I ever seen I'm not Mexican but I bought it at a local thrift store
You should do one on :” La Bamba”.
My Family (Mi familia)
It's pronounced ''La onda'' not '''la oenda'' . It's pronounced like honda without the letter h. Also you called Montana, Santana at 7:00 and a couple times later. But all in all, good video
If you lived in the hood, you've probably seen this movie!! I'm haitian & I've seen every Mexican hood movie! Classics!!
From the south Bronx and Puerto Rican… this movie is a classic and watched by my whole family…
Saw this for the first time as a kid when I was on vacation in Denmark with my parents. The cabin we rented had no internet but had a DVD player. Unfortunately, there were no DVDs around. That was until I checked the DVD player itself, and there it was! Blood in, Blood out! Watched it maybe 4-5 times over the week. Loved it! "Vatos Locos" still randomly pops up in my head 20 years later.
I'm black and I LOVE THIS MOVIE
Im blite and like this movie
i like to see the little changes in accent and his poor spanish evolving throughout the movie is intentional and showing miklo slowly being integrated into this lifestyle, remember he went from being with his white father in vegas to being with his mexican mother in la
Yoo this is entertaining as hell man good stuff 🤟this needs more attention 🤌
You should upload more you really got something special with your humor and edits 👆
Black man here, this is definitely one of my favorite movies of all time. My dad showed it to me as a kid and I’ll never forget it
Your edits crack me up. Appreciate you Holmes ❤
Glad you like them!
I'm not Mexican, but grew up in the barrio in two towns in the San Joaquin Valley in Cali. Some of my best homies have been Mexican and were part of gangs who looked out for their own and would stand up for me. Because of that, I feel a type of connection and nostalgia with this film. By the way, this video was great and had me chuckling a few times with some of the humorous storytelling. 😄
You are not Mexican but the Mexican gangs let you in anyways? Do Mexican gangs have an affirmative action program? Because La Cosa Nostra do not let any Non Italians in. The Yakuza do not let any Non Japanese in. The Triads do not let any Non Chinese in. The Russian Mafia do not let any Non Russians in. The Crips And The Bloods do not let any Nonblacks in.
So many of these movies do a great job of portraying exactly why this lifestyle is horrific.
Where is part 2??? This is hilarious 👍🏽👍🏽
quit biting my name homeboy
@@zeptarhd 👍 I’ve been zepptar for over 20 years ✌️
My pops is Mexican and recommended this to me, along with American Me. Both good movies that help me connect w/him more.
On this movie the roles were played by a multinational cast, Popeye is from Panama, Magic is from Cuba, Benjamin Bratt is from Peru, many Chicanos, and even famous gringos like Billy Bob Thornton
This and American Me was my shit growing up. And I’m not Mexican or Latino at all. These movies were real af
The Mexican Godfather.
A masterpiece of a movie.
The score, cinematography, choice of actors and the entire movie in its entirety was displayed on screen great. However I didnt like the directors cut. The other version did a great job of cutting out alot of corny scenes that I thought the film was better without, it's too bad it's harder to find.
One of my all time fav movies...even with Miklo's terrible performance 😃 I love the bittersweet ending
3:45
I always wondered what "Yeppa, yeppa, YEPPA!" meant when translated in English.
Plus, you had me cracken TF up at this part.
I’m Portuguese and I’ve watched this movie numerous times. Love it!
Dean Martin you are not Portuguese you are Sicilian. Volare yo yo yo yo!
You don’t need a 15 min video to tell why every Mexican has seen it, only 3 words… because it’s awesome!
He doesn't even explain it though!