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What happens if you join a discouraged music lover with an exasperated romantic counselor and his hot friend recently arrived from Miami? Or a woman desperate to be a mom with a single father and a failed husband in the middle? Or a woman who just wants to have fun with a man who only thinks about her? The result is a very funny romantic comedy where the characters discover that it is never too late to become Lovers of Love.
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-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.