by Iotis Erlewine
synopsis
In this drama, a Chicano gang member falls in love with a beautiful, wealthy Anglo girl. She wants him to leave the gang, but the man is too deeply involved to listen. When he meets his long-estranged father, a boozy Anglo-American ne'er-do-well, the boy decides he wants a better life.
characteristics
- Forbidden-love
- One-against-odds
- Going-straight
- Walk
- Yakuza
- Mafia
