
Juan Garcia is a boy on the threshold of manhood living in a gang-controlled neighborhood. His role models could not be further apart: his older sister Angie, a single mom, struggling to gain a foothold in the white corporate world and his uncle Manny, an ex-gang member, who has fallen into an acting career playing gang bangers since his release from prison. With the future on his doorstep, Juan, like most boys, can only think of girls and is unaware of the judicial system's ... (Full plot summary below)
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Juan Garcia is a boy on the threshold of manhood living in a gang-controlled neighborhood. His role models could not be further apart: his older sister Angie, a single mom, struggling to gain a foothold in the white corporate world and his uncle Manny, an ex-gang member, who has fallen into an acting career playing gang bangers since his release from prison. With the future on his doorstep, Juan, like most boys, can only think of girls and is unaware of the judicial system's hard line stance against gang affiliation.
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| User ReviewRoberto LOne of the best performances of Danny Trejo's career... a true to life story.. finely directed by David Llauger Meiselman with exceptional performances from new comer Johnny Ortiz... this award winning drama explores our hard line judicial system and its effects on an East LA family... written by Lawrence S. Smilgys with great cameos from James Russo and French Stewart. Strike One...now 1st Strike truly delivers. |
| User ReviewDavid LBest drama about our schools to prison judicial system... a must see performance by Danny Trejo and Johnny Ortiz. Original Music by Johnny Wilson is amazing. |