
My Family
Comedy · Drama
Overview
Traces over three generations an immigrant family's trials, tribulations, tragedies, and triumphs. Maria and Jose, the first generation, come to Los Angeles, meet, marry, face deportation all in the 1930s. They establish their family in East L.A., and their children Chucho, Paco, Memo, Irene, Toni, and Jimmy deal with youth culture and the L.A. police in the '50s. As the second generation become adults in the '60s, the focus shifts to Jimmy, his marriage to Isabel (a Salvadorian refugee), their son, and Jimmy's journey to becoming a responsible parent.
Top Cast


Edward James Olmos
Edward James Olmos
Paco
Edward James Olmos
Paco


Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits
Jimmy
Jimmy Smits
Jimmy


Esai Morales
Esai Morales
Chucho
Esai Morales
Chucho


Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Young Maria
Jennifer Lopez
Young Maria


Jacob Vargas
Jacob Vargas
Young Jose
Jacob Vargas
Young Jose


Constance Marie
Constance Marie
Toni
Constance Marie
Toni


Jonathan Hernandez
Jonathan Hernandez
Young Jimmy
Jonathan Hernandez
Young Jimmy


Jenny Gago
Jenny Gago
Maria
Jenny Gago
Maria


Eduardo López Rojas
Eduardo López Rojas
Jose
Eduardo López Rojas
Jose
Rafael Cortés
Rafael Cortés
Roberto
Rafael Cortés
Roberto
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