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♪ I was born in East L.A. ♪

♪ Man, I was born in East L.A. ♪

[Man] Good morning, L.A. This is KRLA with Huggie Boy request and dedications.

It's 7:45 a.m., and La Sad Girl just called us on our dedication line.

She wants to dedicate a song to all the homies stationed in Japan.

All the guys in the service. Okay, here it comes, Sad Girl, on KRLA.

[ Woman ] Rudy!

- Rudy! - [ Man ] Okay, okay. All right. I'm up. I'm up.

Come on. Breakfast is ready.

Well, how do you like it?

How do I like what?

The picture.

Oh, God.

I already had Father Sanchez from next door bless it.

Yeah, it looks great, Mom, but it's covering the phone here.

- I'll move it later. I just wanted to see how it looks. - Okay.

Ah, mihijo, before I forget, I rented the house across the street.

- Hmm, good. - Here's the money.

Now, I want you to deposit it in the bank on Monday.

- Okay? - Okay.

Thank you. [Children Yelling]

All right.

[Yells ]

Hey, you kids. I told you, don't ride your bikes in the house.

[Yelling ] - Go on. Go on. Go on.

You listen to your Uncle Rudy.

Yeah, you listen to your uncle.

- Maybe their hearing hasn't developed yet. - I don't know.

Is there anything else? I'd like to eat my breakfast before it grows green hair.

- As a matter of fact, there is. - I had to ask.

Oye, please, after work, go pick up your cousin Javier.

- Who's Javier? - He's your cousin, dummy.

- Can't you pick him up? - Me? I can't pick him up. We're leaving.

- Where you goin'? - We're going to Fresno. Don't you remember?

Chella, the kids and I are going to Fresno.

- Oh, yeah. - We're gonna be gone almost a week.

[Crash] - [ Gasps ] The tub of water!

[Children Yelling] - [ Sighs ] Okay, all right.

- Where do I gotta go? - It's a toy factory...

on South Anderson Street, downtown Los Angeles.

And he doesn't even speak any English.

Oh, great. You know my Spanish isn't that good.

Ay, mi hijo, don't worry about it. You'll be just fine.

Uh, one small detail: What does this guy look like?

His name is Javier Morales.

Oh, rocket scientist, huh?

Hmm. Well,just ask for Javier Morales. How many can there be?

Probably only 50. It's a slow day at the border.

Thank you, mihijo, for going.

Bye-bye.

[ Sighs ]

I'm gonna go towork. Good luck, Mom.

[Children Yelling]

♪ [ Pop]

- [Man] What it is, Rudy! - Yo!

[ Sighs ]

♪ [Vocalizing ]

Hey, come on. Move.

Get out of the way, ya dummy! Shit.

[ No Audible Dialogue]

♪ [Vocalizing ]

[Rudy] Hello, eye candy.

[Rudy] Hey, you give out fries with those shakes?

Oh, mama. Looks like two puppies fight in'under a blanket.

Hey, baby. Ooh.

Hey! Hey, look at me. Over here! Hey, mama!

Hey, look, I'm driving with no hands.

Hey, look, no hands.

You need a tour of the lake? Come on. We'll go skinny-dipping.

Hey!

Hey, any body seen a redheaded girl in a green dress?

[Coin Clatters On Pavement]

Whoo!

[ Screaming ]

Excuse me. Any of you people seen a redheaded girl in a green dress?

[Yells ]

- [Rudy] Hi. - Duh!

Uh--

Hi, uh, can I help you?

[ French Accent] My car was supposed to be ready over a week ago.

I have "zis" black Peugeot.

- You have a black Peugeot? - Oui.

Hey, I knew you weren't a natural redhead.

Your car is ready. I'm just putting the finishing touches on it right now.

- It's all ready to go. - Hey, Rudy! It's finished, man.

Oh, be right there, man.

Listen, I'll be right with you. Let me take care of this dude, okay?

Please, I'm in a very much hurry. Is my car finished?

It's ready. I put some extra speakers in. I have to show you how to use them.

I did not authorize speakers.

That's okay. I put them in for free though.

- For free? - Yeah, free.

I have to show you how to use them. I'll be right back.

Just relax and have some matches. I'll be right back.

- For free, eh? - [Man] Here it is, man.

- All right. - New bridge. Easy action.

- Easy action, that's me. Easy action, man. - That's right, man.

??

- Pretty smooth, huh? - Ooh, that's nice.

- Not bad. - Not bad, man.

Hey, you straightened out the neck too.

- Yeah, straight as your hooter, man. - All right.

[Man] Hey, what are you doing this weekend, man?

- Probably just sit home and Wang Chung, man. - Yeah?

Why don't you come to my house? We'll drink some beer and play some tunes.

You provide the beer, and I'll provide the chicks and the TV, man.

- That sounds like a plan. - All right. Party, everybody. Party!

- I feel good! Ow! - Ow!

- Give me a call. - Thanks a lot. It looks great.

- Yeah. - Well, take care ofit, man.

Hey, I will, man. That's cherry terry.

- I'll see ya later. - All right.

- Can you put this in back? - [Man] Yeah, sure.

Be careful with it. I just got it fixed, man.

- Okay. You got it. - Put it way in back.

If you are through having fun, I would like to have my car!

Oh. Yeah, yeah. Your car's ready. Come on.

- You know what was wrong with your car? - No.

You had the woofers blown. Have you ever had your woofers blown before?

- I don't think so. - I did one time in Thailand.

Hoo! It makes your eyes spin. Go ahead.

Step into your moving studio.

Get ready for the ultimate experience.

♪ [Heavy Metal]

- How's the sound? - Fantastique.

[ Murmuring ]

- Have you ever seen this guy? - No, I haven't.

-Javier Morales. - This is a raid! I.N.S.!

[Yelling ]

[Man] Go! Go! Move it! Move it!

[Man] Hey, stop it.

Oh, no. Not again. I don't believe-- Hey, wait!

Wait a minute. Where are you going with my people? Wait. Wait a minute now.

- Head over to that other bus. - I got papers on these people.

- We're gonna have to see 'em first. - Wait a minute!

- Let's move. Move. - Come on.

- Think we got 'em all? - Yes, sir. We got 'em.

- Let's move 'em out. - [Man ] Help!

Help! H-Help! [ Coughing]

- Get me out of here! Ow. Oh. - [Laughing]

- [ Laughing ] - Get me down from here.

- Shut that thing off. - Help!

Ow. [ Grunts ]

[ Laughs ] Well, what we got here?

Looks like a bean in a beanbag.

- Tienes carta verde? - Huh?

- Where's your green card? - I don't got a green card, man.

- Where were you born? - What?

Read my lips, "el fago," where were ya born?

- I was born in East L.A., man. - You were born in East L.A., huh?

Then who's the president of the United States?

Th-That cowboy guy on TV.

The guy who was on Death Valley Days, uh, John Wayne.

- Get him out of here. - I'm an American citizen. I demand to see my--

I'm not getting on the goddamn bus. Get your hands off me!

You're wiping me out of business. I got 15, 20 orders.

I gotta have help here, you know? I don't know what else to do.

It ain't easy to dig up 100, 110, 115 guys every day.

It ain't easy. This is a lot of bullshit.

You're gonna have to give me a break.

Oh, no. Give me a-- Where are you tak--

Why don't you send half-- This is bullshit, ya hear?

Look at this place. It's like a goddamn morgue in here.

One hour ago, I had 110, 115 good people.

They cleaned me out, those bastards.

That's the third time in six months.

"Elbusto. " Theytook 'em all away.

"Hasta la bye-bye."

[ Spanish ]

"It's a raid!" You get it?

La Migra.

- Ah, la Migra. - "Exactamento."

Give this man a rubber tortilla.

By the way,you think you got a hundred friends ain't got nothin' to do tomorrow?

I'll tell ya what. I got a few phone calls to make and then I gotta lock up.

You wanna wait outside here?

You wanna wait outside?

"Outsido."

Hey! I'm an American! I went to Belmont High, ya idiots!

Hey!

?? [ Headphones: Pop]

Let me out of here! I'm an American!

[Siren Wailing]

What are you looking at?

[Spanish]

- Yeah, who are you? - Me llamo José Negrón.

Welcome to the back of the bus.

Well, I won't be here long. As soon as I get these fuckers to stop, I'm out ofhere.

Ooh, good luck.

These guys don't listen too good.

Sabes que la cagada que tienen en la cabeza...

les está tapando los oidos?

Maybe the shit they have in their head is clogging up their ears.

- Well, what happens next? - We take a nap.

When wewake up, we'll be at the border.

Then they take us offthe bus.

Then we buy a beer and we figure out how to be back by Monday.

Shit.

♪ [Organ]

You sure you don't have a hundred friends that need a job?

[Dog Barking]

♪ [Organ]

- Rudy. - Hey, vato.

Hey, who are you looking for?

No, man. They went to Fresno, ese.

Fresno. They went to Fresno.

Okay, wait right there. I'll let you in. Wait.

Hey, vato!

Hey, wanna buy some used lottery tickets?

Lottery, man. Loteria.

Man, I like you. Here, you can keep 'em.

Go ahead. A gusto. Go ahead, man.

[Muttering]

[ Laughs ] I ain't never seen-- Elgin Baylor was the only guy--

- Can I talk to you for a minute? - Welcome to Mexico. Just keep on moving now.

Órale, hermano. Since this is your first time, I'm gonna buy you a beer.

Look, just show me how to get back over to the American side.

- I just wanna get out of here. - Okay.

You go down to the end of the street, across the bridge.

- You can't miss it. - All the way down, then across the bridge?

- Si. - Thanks a lot.

- You'll have to fill this out. - Ah, si.

- Bueno. - That's right, ma'am. Right here.

- Uh, and there and right there. - Ah.

[ Chattering ]

- Who's next here? - Hey, right here.

Oh, God. It's good to talk to an American.

You'll never believe what happened to me, man.

- You're probably right. - I went down to the factory to pick up my cousin.

I don't even know what he looks like.

My mother says, "Go to the factory and pick him up."

I won't lie to you. He's probably an illegal.

I went to the factory, and he's not even there.

All of a sudden there's a goddamn immigration raid.

The doors fly open and all these guys come bustin' in.

They think that I'm an illegal, and they throw me in the bus!

I want to make a complaint about that officer.

This guy was not only rude, he was degrading.

So anyway, they throw me in the bus and they deport me.

They brin gme down here, and all I want to do is go home now, okay?

Well, that's a real interesting story.

Now, would you mind repeating it so somebody as slow as I am can understand?

Okay. Okay.

[ Sighs ] I went down to pick up my cousin.

I don't even know my cousin.

- I was walking around-- - Okay, okay.

Let's start with your name.

- What is your name? - Rudy.

- Rudy-- - Rudy Robles.

Well, that's not my real name.

My whole name is... Guadalupe, my first name.

Guadalupe Rudolfo Robles.

Okay, Rudy. Can you show me some I.D.?

That's the problem. I don't have any I.D. I walked out without my wallet.

It's probably in the living room. You could send somebody home with me.

- It's probably just there. - I don't think that'll be necessary.

"Guadalupe Rudolfo Robles.

- "Age: 57. Arrested three times in San Diego, - [ Mouthing Words ]

twice in Los Angeles, three times in Santa Ana. "

Once you made it all the way up to San Francisco.

You sure like cities named after saints.

- What are you talking about? - "Returned to Mexico as an illegal alien nine times."

I think we'll make that ten.

What are you talking about, 57? I'm not 57.

I don't care what your damn computer says.

-Then show me some I.D. - I don't have any I.D.!

All I got in my pants is my dick and 25 cents.

Then you have enough to make a phone call.

They can come down and pick up their little boy. Listen, amigo,

I don't know where you learned to speak English so well, and I don't really care.

Now, if you want to make a phone call, there's a phone booth right outside...

in Mexico, where you belong, Rudy-doo or Lupely-loo or whatever your name is.

I want to see your superior officer. I know my rights.

- Come and get this guy. - Get over here, somebody! I'm an American citi--

- Get your hands-- - Adios, amigo.

What the hell? Get your damn hands off me. I'm an American citizen, you idiots!

- The president is Ronald "Dickhead" Reagan! - Next.

[ Bell Dings ] [ Line Ringing ]

[ Sighs ]

- Hello? - Hello, Operator?

- Mm-hmm. - Operator, I'd like to make a collect call...

to 213-555-4052.

- 555-4050. - 4052.

- Five, two. - Yeah, I'll talk to anybody.

[ Sighs ] Shit.

[ Phone Ringing]

[Answering Machine Beeps] I have a collect call for anyone. Will you accept?

Qué?

Oh, shit. They're in Fresno! God--

I'm sorry, sir. Your call can't be completed.

Help! I've been deported! I'm in Tijuana!

Javier! Can you hear me?

Estoy en Tijuana! Javier!

Jesús está en Tijuana.

Madre santa.

Operator! Op--

- Señor. No, no. - They have my quarter.

They cut me off. I've been deported.

Shut up! Hello! Hello! Hello, Operator. Hello!

[Screaming] Guard!

Guard!

[Man] Oye, bigboy.

- Hablas español? - No.

I like your shoes.

- Oh, thanks. - I like your shirt too.

- Great. - I really like your pants.

Why don't you take off your pants?

- Yeah, man. Take off the pants. - [ Laughs ]

[Both Laughing]

Uh, what are you guys in for?

- Goodtimes. [Laughing] - Guard!

- Guard! Guard! Guard! - [ Laughing ]

- Guard! Aaah! - Hey,you want these guys to stop fucking with you?

Hey, get the guard!

You don't need to call the guard. I can make them stop.

Well, make 'em stop! Make 'em stop!

Behind me, Satan.

Get behind me.

[Men Muttering]

Name's Feo.

May it please the Lord.

Yeah. I'm glad to meet ya, Feo.

- Thanks a lot. - Oh, you don't have to thank me, brother.

- You just have to pay me. - What?

The Lord's standard fee for rescue is $200.

But for you, the Lord says 100. Cash.

A hundred bucks? Get lost.

- Suit yourself, friend. - [Yelling ]

"Judge me, O Lord. For I have walked in my innocence."

- Make 'em stop! - I'd like to help you, but I'm busy getting lost.

I don't have a hundred dollars.

- You could owe it to the Lord. - What?

- You can owe it to the Lord. - All right. I'll owe it to you.

I don't want to force you into doing something you don't wanna do.

W-Who's forcing?

I wanna-- I want to do it. I owe you a hundred dollars!

Get behind me, Satan. Get behind me.

- [ Grunting ] - Eee!

Let's join together...

with the Lord in an everlasting covenant.

Yeah. All right. All right, what's the deal?

How am I supposed to pay? I don't know when I'm going to get out.

I don't have a hundred dollars.

The Lord understands, my brother.

- You pay off when you get out, - [Footsteps]

or you work it off while you're in here.

Tú.

Out. You, out.

Please.

You can go now.

They can only hold you 24 hours for beating up a telephone. [ Laughs ]

- I can go? - You can go now. [ Laughs ]

Don't forget, brother.

- You owe us a hundred. - Yeah. Here's one of'em. Fuck you.

The wrath of God will follow you, heathen.

♪ [Rock] ♪ Le Freak, c'est chic ♪

♪ Freak out ♪

[Man ] Hey, what do you mean, you don't work here anymore?

[Man #2 ] At Pepe's bar they pay me twice.

Then why don't you go work for Pepe?

- Oh, eat shit. - Oh, yeah? Eat this! Eat this!

Goddamn it! Goddamn it!

Son of a bitch! I hate this fucking place! What are you looking at?

- Nothing. - What did you say?

- Nothing. - Do you speak English?

- Yeah. - Well, that's great. That's great. You want a job?

A job?

A job. You know what a job is? Do you want one?

Doing what?

Being the goddamn president of the United States. What do ya think?

- Ronald Reagan. - Huh?

Uh, uh--What do you want me to do?

You just gotta stand out here and get people to go in.

Just get the people in the bar. That's all.

- How do I do that? - You just-- You just get 'em!

U-Use your imagination. Jesus. What the fuck am I talking about, man?

Do I have to do everything for every goddamn person in the whole fucking world?

- Forget it! - Wait. Wait, man.

- Can I get something to eat? - Yeah, sure.

You see that pool hall? You go upstairs to that pool hall in a couple hours.

You ask for me. I'm Jimmy. I'll get you anything you want to eat. What's your name?

- Rudy. - Rudy. All right, Rudy. Welcome aboard.

Welcome aboard. Now look, here comes a guy.

Now, go get him. Go on, boy. Get him!

Sic 'em! [ Snaps Fingers ] Clean up this mess too.

?Ahhh, freak out?

- ? Le Freak? - Uh, wanna come in?

Come in the bar?

- Uh, wanna come in? - Don't touch me! I'm an American citizen.

Chuck you, Farley.

??[Ranchera On Radio]

Easy. You're gonna-- Whoo.

- You're not a very good teacher. - Give me this.

Look. [ Grunts ]

♪ [Man Singing In Spanish On Radio]

♪ [Continues ]

[ Speaking Spanish ]

- The bartender said to give you this. - Huh?

Oh, hey. Huh?

Hey, not bad for a couple hours of work. Hey, you hungry?

Why don'tyou sit down. Have something to eat. Come on.

- You hungry? - Yeah.

Hey, Miguel. Lapuerta, huh?

- This time why don't you try some English out there. - Hey, try some Spanish.

- What do you want to eat? - Whatever, man. I don't care.

- Well, you name it. - Uh, steak and a beer.

Steak and beer. You got it. [ Whistles ]

Hey, Dolores! Yeah, un plato de tacos.

Yeah, man. You're gonna like these tacos, boy. They taste just like steak.

Whatever, man.

- Hey, vato, where you from anyways, huh? - Uh, L.A.

Nah, I mean, you know, where were you born?

- L.A. - Hey, you don't have to worry about me. I'm not the Migra.

Hey, man, I was born in East L.A., okay?

Okay. Whatever you say.

[Jimmy] Oh, hey. Here's your tacos.

- [Yelling] - [Jimmy] Hey, asshole. Hey! Hey!

- Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Cool down! - [ Speaking Spanish ]

- [Yelling] - Hello, baby.

- [Man Speaking Spanish ] - [Jimmy] What?

- [Jimmy] What's he saying? - [Woman Speaking Spanish ]

- [Woman Continues Speaking Spanish ] - [Jimmy] All right.

Uh, ¿puedo-- Um--

Uh, a napkin? Um--

- How do you say "napkin"? - You say "nap-kin."

Oh. [ Chuckles ] You speak En-glish.

Of course. Don't you speak Spanish?

Uh, well, not very well. Uh, maybe you could teach me.

I have to get back to work.

Disfrute su comida.

What?

"Enjoy your food."

Oh.

Disfrute su comida.

I'd rather disfrute you, baby, but the food will have to do right now.

So what the hell are you doing in Tijuana anyways?

I mean, the job market must be really bad in L.A.

- It's a big mistake that I'm here. - Yeah, me too.

All I wanna do is get back home.

Well, this is your lucky day.

You just happen to be talking to the number one coyote west of the Mississippi.

You just place your order, I'll get you across the border.

Yeah? Let's go.

Okay, finish your supper.

Now--

Since you're such a good friend of mine--

Since we go back such a long way,

I'm gonna let you take advantage of the half-price sale that's going on right now.

Normally, the fee is $500.

But for you, 400.

Your half-price sale, huh?

- Three-fifty. - How am I gonna get $350? I don't got a cent to my name.

Hey, you made some money tonight. In just a couple hours, you brought in--

You brought in 48 people.

Ten cents a head. That's $4.20 right there.

At this rate, two weeks' time, you're gonna have enough money, if you work overtime.

I can't stay here two weeks. I gotta get home.

Oh, man.

Is there a phone around here I can use?

No. No phone.

Only phone I got's got a lock on it.

And I lost the key.

How about a pay phone? Is there a pay phone around?

Yeah, there's a pay phone out in the alley. [ Exhales ]

Can I borrow a quarter? I'll mail you a check.

All right. It's comin' off your tab.

- All right. Thanks a lot. - And them tacos are 2.50.

They're normally three bucks, but I like you.

??[Man Singing In Spanish On Radio] [Dog Barking]

[Coin Rattles] [Bell Dings]

- [Woman ] Hello? - [Toilet Flushes]

Operator, I'd like to call area code 213,

number 555-4736, please.

213-555-4736.

Deposit 75 cents, sir.

Pardon? How much?

Seventy-five cents for the first minute, please.

Okay, don't hang up. All right? Okay, just wait a minute.

[ Mexican Accent] Mister, do you got 50 cents, please?

Go on. Get out of here.

Give me 50 cents, or I'll cut your fuckin' heart out!

Sure, sure. Here. Just don't hurt me.

I love your people. Take all you want.

[ Mexican Accent] Thank you, mister.

Hello, Operator, are you still there?

- Hello? - Hello.

- Okay. Here it goes. - [Bell Dings]

[Bell Dings] [ Line Ringing ]

?? [ Heavy Metal On Phone] - Hello?

Hello, Oscar. Oscar, this is Rudy. Listen, I'm--

Who? Who is this?

It's Rudy, man. Listen, I'm in trouble. I'm in Mexico. I--

I can't hear you. Let me turn the music down.

Well, hurry up.

♪ [Volume Lowered ] There. Who do you want to speak to?

Oscar, listen. This is Rudy, man.

I'm in Mexico. I've been deported.

- I need you to go to my house, get my wa-- - Oh, you want Oscar.

Well, I'm not home now, but you can leave a message when you hear the beep.

[ Laughs ] Sucker! Shit.

I told ya we shouldn't have stopped here for a beer.

I told ya, "Let's keep right on driving to Los Angeles."

But no, you had to stop, and I nearly got killed.

[Woman] Oh, Harry, will you shut up?

Okay, we will leave for L.A. right now.

- Does that make you feel better? - [ Chuckles ]

Oh, you wish. You wish. You wanna unlock this door so I can get my sweater?

- All right, all right. - [Woman] Hurry up. Hurry up.

[Man] Do I need this? Do I want this? Yes.

My mother told me never to marry you.

- Do you think you could turn on the car and warm it up? - Yeah, yeah.

- That's what I plan to do so we can drive away from here. - [Woman] Fine. Drive.

How long have you been in Mexico?

Uh, about two weeks.

We've been camping up and down the coast. Had a wonderful time. Right, dear?

Yes, Mexico is beautiful. The people are just wonderful. We love them.

Did you bring back any fruits, vegetables or liquor of any kind?

Oh, no, sir, we haven't. Nothing like that.

Can I have your identification, sir?

Thank you.

[ Barking ]

- [Barking Continues] - Get away from the car.

Get away from the car.

- [Barking Continues] - Fuck.

Ho! Jack pot.

Bingo!

Whoa. Hey, Mulvane. We got something here for ya. Look at this.

[Dog Barking]

[Man] Keep it comin'. Keep it comin'.

[Squeaking]

Fuck me?

No. Fuck you.

Isaiah, chapter 5, verse 20:

"Woe to those that call the evil good and the good evil.

"Woe to those that call the darkness light and the light darkness.

- Woe to those--" - Just cut the shit and get me out of here.

Oh. Just cut the shit and get you out of here.

Think I can snap my fingers and the doors fly open?

[ Panting ] Well, can't you?

Yeah.

Look, get me out of here, and I'll do whatever you want.

Anything that I want?

Anything that I want.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Creaks ]

[Feo Chuckling]

Well, what do you think?

Do you think you can handle it?

I hope this works the first time. Five,

four, three, two, one.

[ Groans ] [Electricity Crackles ]

[ Groaning Continues ]

[Buzzing]

[ Buzzing ]

- [ Buzzing ] - You were sitting on the needle.

Uh, sorry about that.

- [ Buzzing Ends ] - Ah.

[ Laughs ] All right. Let's, uh--

What, uh--Where was this tattoo?

- It's on my chest. - Oh, okay.

Oh, yeah. That's a nice tattoo.

No.

It's a picture of my wife.

A lovely lady.

She's a bitch.

She sent me a letter saying she's going to divorce me.

Oh.

I want you to take it off.

- Take it off? - Yeah.

Uh, I can't take it off. Once they're on there, they're on there for good.

- Don't you still love her? - She ran away with my brother.

Oh. Well, uh, at least she kept it in the family.

[Laughs] Um--

I-- I don't--

Maybe I could, uh-- I don't know--

Change it. Um-- Yeah.

I could, uh-- I don't know, uh--

Hey, what if we give her a black eye right there?

And, uh, maybe, uh, black out some of her teeth.

- [ Laughs ] And break her nose. - [ Laughs ]

I know. Cut her throat.

No, I got it. I got it.

We'll draw a gun in here on this side, and on that side, flying brains out that side.

- [ Laughing ] Yeah! - You love it?

[Laughing Continues] Yeah.

- You wait right there. I'll go get the stuff. - [Laughing Continues]

[ Buzzing Resumes ] Okay, well,

just relax, and, um,

think about your wife.

[ Grumbling, Cackling ]

[ Grumbling Continues ]

Okay, we're almost done. [Cackling]

[ Cackling Continues ]

All right. All right, I'm done.

Okay.

- Just put a little alcohol on that. - [Yelling ]

Sit still or it'll get infected.

All right. Let's get some air on it. All right, uh--

I'm gonna go, uh-- go outside and get a breath ofairfor a minute.

- You just relax, okay? - Yeah.

All right. Don't move.

[ Cackling ]

[ Chattering In Spanish ]

[Chattering Continues]

[Dog Barking] [Chattering]

[ Chattering ]

[DogBarking]

Hello?

[Man On Radio, Speaking Spanish]

Hey,Jimmy. Hey, can I talk to you a minute?

Hey, East L.A. How you-- Hey, Dolores.

[Jimmy] Boyfriend's back. [Laughs ]

What happened to you, man? I thought you got lost or somethin'.

Yeah, uh, I got hung up.

- You remember you said you could get me across the border? - Uh-huh.

Can you still do it?

I don't have the money on me. As soon as I get home, I'll send it toya.

I'm not as dumb as you look. I need the money.

- I'll bring it right back to you. - Money.

♪ I need the money money, money ♪

- I'm in trouble, man. - Why don't you try the canyon?

You know how to run?

All right. Here we go.

- See those people down there? - Yeah.

Those are the pollos. "Chickens. "

Do ya get it?

All right. Now, all they wanna do,

they just wanna get to America.

- Join the club. - All right.

Now, see those trucks over there?

- [Jimmy] The green and white trucks? - [Rudy] Yeah.

Those are the bad guys.

- Yeah. - All right. Now here's what's gonna happen.

The pollos are gonna run down into the canyons.

The bad guys are gonna come in. They're gonna chase 'em.

And they're gonna catch 'em.

But they're not gonna catch all of'em.

Now, see those trucks over there? Those are the coyotes.

If you can make it to those guys, you can cut a deal with them.

They'll take you anywhere you wanna go, even back to East L.A.

Now, what you want to do--

Rudy?

[ Whinnies ]

Okay, and you're here, and I'm here.

You guys: Voom, voom, voom. You guys:

Voom, voom, voom. Choom!

- He's out of there. I'm home free. Ready? Go. - [ All ] Ándale.

Hey, wetbacks!

Down. Ready? Go!

- [ Yelling ] - Left! Left!

[Yelling ]

- Every one of you is under arrest. - [Yelling ]

[Cheering]

- [Whistle Blows] - Hey!

Got one!

- I'm an American citizen. - You heard about Michael Jordan?

- Who the hell is he? - My parents were born in Los Angeles.

- Got a shot so high-- - My grandparents were born in Los Angeles.

[Hoof beats]

[Motor Whirring]

You made a mistake. I'm an American citizen.

I don't even speak Spanish. Cabrón!

"Pasaports." Green cards.

Cigars. Cigarettes. Candy.

- Cigars. Cigarettes. - [Man ] Hey, pasaporte.

Passport? Okay, you're now Iranian. Your name is Achmed.

- Welcome to America, Achmed. - Gracias.

Cigars. Cigarettes. Chiclets. Candy. Cigarettes.

- Me pasas una green card? - Green card.

Okay. You're now Fernando Valenzuela.

You had 21 wins last year. All right.

[Phone Rings]

[Answering Machine Clicks]

Hey, you! I'm talking to you.

I need a beer. Bring me some beer now.

Tráeme cerveza. How come you're not here with a beer yet?

I want a beer now!

- Cerveza! - ¿Cerveza?

Si. Si. Cómo no, si.

Aqui tiene un "tall boy."

- [ Chattering ] - [ Woman ] Sorry, sir. Both lines are busy.

Okay, thanks.

[ Mumbling ]

- Hello, Jimmy. - Huh?

Oh. Hey.

Listen, man. You got another job for me? I ran out of business.

- Uh, yeah. You know, as a matter of fact, I do. - Oh, good.

Seeing as you're from East L.A. and all. [ Laughs ]

Yeah, yeah. I got something that's right up your sidewalk.

Yeah. Hey, those boys-- You see those boys out there?

- [Rudy] Yeah. - Now, those boys,

they got jobs up in East L.A. as soon as they get there.

But the problem is, last time they was up there,

they got popped, 'cause they don't speak no English, you see.

Now, what I want you to do is...

I want you to teach them to kind of, you know,

blend in and stuff.

All they gotta do to blend in in East L.A. is look brown. [ Laughs ]

Now you want this job or not? The job pays, uh--

It pays, uh, ten-- $10 a lesson.

Yeah. I get, uh-- I get four. You get six. How's that sound?

Why don't you just teach them your self and keep the whole thing?

All right. I'll tell you what. Fifty-fifty. What do you say?

Let's go before it changes again.

All right.

Oh, yeah. By the way, uh,

these guys here, they don't speak Spanish either.

- No, these are O.T.M.'s here. - "O.T.M.'s"?

Well, the border patrol's only got two classifications.

They got Mexican, and they got Other Than Mexican.

- O.T.M. - O.T.M. That's right. You're catching on.

Now, these boys here, I think they're Chinese or Indian or somethin'.

Don't worry about it. It'll be a piece of cake.

All right, boys. Listen up.

Now, this right here is your new "profesoro." You listen to him, okay?

Good.

Chinese Indians.

Time-out. Okay.

What are you, playing blindman's bluff?

Here, take this off. Here, like this.

You look like you're gonna rob a 7-Eleven, man. This is not burglary.

What have you got, a toothache? Take this off.

Okay, look. This is the way you do it, okay?

Just roll it up. There you go.

Now you put it on your head.

That's why they call it a headband.

Okay? Headband. See?

- Now you got head... band. - Headband.

Okay. All right. Now you want to say somethin', okay?

Say you see a guy walking down the street, and you want to say "Hi."

You go, "Órale, vato. What's happening?"

Again. "Órale, vato. What's happening?"

- Wha-- Wha-- - Wha happenan?

[ Mumbling ]

- "Pocas." - Hold on here. Check this out.

All right. Okay.

Watch this here.

[ Mumbling ]

"S, " "S, " "A, " "P," "P,"

"N," "I," "N," "G."

See? "Waas sappening?"

You don't read English.

Waas sappening. See?

All right. Just go, like-- Waas sappening?

- Wa happena! - Hass.

Waaaas sappening?

Waaaas.

- Sappeni-- - Sappeni--

Waas... sappen... ing. Yeah.

- Waas sappening? - Waas sappening?

- Yes, that's it! You got it! - [ Yelling ]

- Waas sappening? - Waas sappening? All right!

All you gotta do to have attitude is just lower your headband.

Like this, man. In the bad position. See?

- Bad. - Bad.

Now, lean your head back like this.

Like you're listening to some hip music that only you can hear.

Digging it. All right?

Take this hand and put it in here.

Like you're playing pocket pool or somethin', man.

Okay. Now, this hand, you go back here...

like you just cut one and you wanna shoo away the smell.

It goes like that. Let's try it, man.

Cruise, man.

Órale, vato, waas sappening?

- Órale, vato, waas sappening? - Get down, mama!

Get down! Mama.

- I say waas sappening? - I say waas sappening?

- All right. Here we go. - All right!

All right! Happening!

Órale. Waas sappening?

Waas sappening?

Waas sappening?

All right. Try this one. [ Hissing ]

[ Hissing ]

I say guacho.

- Hey, guacho. - Simón. ¿Limón?

- [ Both ] Waas sappening? - All right.

Waas sappening? Suave.

Shake and then shake.

Shake and that.

- And then bim. - [ Both ] Bim.

- Bim. - [ Both ] Bim.

- Ayah! - Waas sappening, mama?

- [Men] Ooh, mama. - [Man Laughing]

- [ Hissing ] - [ Hissing ]

[Hissing Continues]

All right. [ Hissing ]

Waas sappening?

Waas sappening? Waas sappening?

Hey, bitchin', mama. Totally rad.

- Whoo, bitchin'. - Yeah. Whoo!

[Yelling ]

Hey, get back here.

Hey, relax.

Relax, man. This little tattoo's gonna make you blend right in.

Pretty soon they won't be able to tell you from the natives.

Next thing you know, you got a job, make a little money,

get a little place, get a credit card.

Start makin' payments on a Toyota, just like an American.

Is that all it takes to be an American, is to buy useless things?

[Rudy] You think having a car in L.A. is useless things?

Try to get around in L.A. without a car, you end up with feet like Donald Duck.

So, uh, where you from anyways?

- El Salvador. - Oh, yeah?

I know some girls from El Salvador, except they're all disco bunnies.

What is "dicso" bunnies?

Disco bunnies. It's, uh--

You know, girls that hang around discos.

You buy 'em a drink. You dance with them.

You end up driving them all over L.A. in your useless car.

- Disco bunnies. - [Rudy] Yeah, that's it.

You got it.

Hey. Hey, I was just teasing you.

Women.

Waas sappening?

♪ [ LightJazz]

- Mucho, mucho grandes-- Es muygran-- - [Phone Rings]

- [Answering Machine Clicks ] - [Mom] Hello, mi hijo, are you there?

What are you doing? Are you being good?Javier?

Are you there?

?? [ Ends ] Javier?

- [ Yelling In Spanish ] - Is sin making you lonely?

- You ask yourself: Is sin makingyou lonely? - [Yelling Continues ]

[ Sobbing ]

- Hey, uh,Jimmy. - Huh?

Hey, man. Listen, you got any other jobs I could do?

I need to make some money a little bit quicker.

- As a matter of fact, I do. - Good.

If you don't mind being naked.

I'm just kiddin' ya. I got a job. Follow me.

[ Scoffs ]

Hey, uh, what are you doing down here in TJ. anyways, man?

Oh, you know.

- No. - Well, you know,

it's kind of like in them cowboy movies when the two guys are on horseback,

and they're riding across the plains, and the posse is chasing them, you know.

- Yeah. - One guy says to the other guy,

"If we can just make it to the Mexican border, then we can make it."

Yeah.

Yeah.

Oh.

All right. Here it is. [ Exhales ]

Don't take no wooden pesos.

Gotta have 'em. Gotta have 'em. Gotta have 'em.

Hey, yo! Yo! Yo! Yo! Yo! Yo! Yo!

Gotta have 'em! Oranges!

[Rudy] Yo! Yo! Yo! Come on. Get your oranges.

Here ya go. Fresh oranges.

Right here. Come on.

Yeah. Well, hope you die of scurvy.

Señor. Señor.

- Tenga usted su naranja, señor. - What?

Es la naranja que se robó éste.

Pero nosotros no robamos, señor.

No steal. No steal.

- Oh. - Ya le dije, señor.

No, he didn't steal. I-- I--

Si, si, se lo robó de su carrito, señor.

I gave it to him. Here. Go ahead.

- No, no. No steal. - No, no, it's okay.

- Here, here. - No, no, no, señor.

Yo no tengo dinero.

That's okay. That's all right.

I gave it to him.

Dios se lo pague, señor. Dios se lo pague, señor.

Muchas gracias. Muchas gracias.

Wait. Wait.

No, no, no, señor.

No, it's all right. Go ahead.

[ Muttering In Spanish ]

All right, all right. [ Yelling ]

Come on back. All right. Working all the time.

Come on back. All right. Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Where you goin'? Wanna come in, have a drink?

Come on inside? Get down and boogie. Boogaloo.

Shake your thing? What did you come here for?

How about a little, uh, pool? A little pool?

How about a little, uh, wah, wah, wah, wah?

All right. Inside. Take care ofmy man.

Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo!

Hey, man. Have a good time in there?

Get back in there.

- Waas sappening? - Waas sappening?

Yeah. Let's go. Let's go.

Say, what's happenin', bro? I'm gonna take a break.

Yeah. Come on in. Yah. Uh-huh. Come on in.

- All right. Give me five. Yeah. - Give me five.

[Whistles ]

All right! Come on in.

Watch your step there. [ Muttering ]

Get back over here. Now go on in there and have a good time.

[ Groaning ]

[ Coins Clinking ]

[Jabbering ]

??[Accordion] [Rudy] Listen, how much money have I got now, man?

You? You made, uh--

- My God, you made about $100 already. - Oh, yeah?

- Yeah. - Yeah, $129.

Well, yeah, $129. You're just raking it in, aren't ya?

- You don't miss a beat, do you? - Not many.

Why don't you just take that on account?

I'll send you the rest as soon as I get home.

- Rudy. - Yeah?

You crack me up. [ Laughs ]

I'm glad I crack somebody up.

Hey, Rudy, I'm gonna buyyou a drink.

I'm gonna buy you a drink, and I'm not even gonna put it on the books.

- How about that? - [ Scoffs ] Alert the media.

Hey. Through the teeth, round the gums, look out gullet, here it comes.

[ Laughs ] I like it. I like it.

Got a spot you need cleaning?

Hey, what say you and me go to a restaurant tonight?

I know this little place that's got the best criadilla in the world.

- Have you ever had that? - What's that?

Criadilla? Oh, it's bull ball, boy.

- Let's have a ball. - Oh, it's great. It's great.

It eats better than it sounds. You just gotta be careful. You gotta spit the pits out.

- Oh, get out of here. - [ Laughs ]

- What do you say? - Yeah, whatever.

All right.

?? [Vocalizing ]

- Is my credit good for another drink? - Hell, yes. Why not?

But I-I'll pour it.

- [Man #1 ] "Summertime Blues. " - [Man #2 ] "Johnny B. Goode"!

"Summertime Blues." Órale, "Summertime Blues"!

I think you should stick around.

[ Speaking Spanish ] "Summertime Blues."

[Chattering In Spanish]

[Chattering Continues]

Oye, ¿quieres "Summertime Blues"?

- Simón. - Done.

[All Chattering ]

- Sing? - Si.

All right. ♪

- Ése es!Si. - ♪ Da da da da Da da da da ♪

♪ Well, I'm a-gonna raise a fuss I'm a-gonna raise a holler ♪

- ♪ Da da da da ♪ - Rudy, you're not bad.

- ♪ Workin' all summer just to try to earn a dollar ♪ - Maybe I can manage this guy.

♪ Da da da da Da da da da ♪

♪ Well, I try to call my baby I try to get a date ♪

♪ My boss said No dice, son you gotta work late ♪

♪ Sometimes I wonder what I'm a-gonna do ♪

♪ But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues ♪

[ Spanish ]

♪ Da da da da Da da da da ♪

♪ Da da da da Da da da da ♪

♪ Da da da da Da da da da ♪

♪ Da da da da Da da da da ♪

♪ Da da da da Da da da da ♪

♪ Da da da da Da da da da ♪

All right, all right. Very good. See? You got it.

Yeah. So, uh--

I'm gonna teach you the most famous rock and roll song that there is, okay?

♪ Dat da-da dat dat ♪

♪ Dat dat dat dat Dat da-da dat ♪

♪ Well, shake it up, baby Shake it up, baby ♪

- ♪ Twist and shout ♪ - La Bamba.

- ♪ Ba la bamba ♪ - Twist and shout.

- Twist and shout. - ♪ Ba la bamba ♪

- ♪ You know you twist real good ♪ - ♪ Twist real good ♪

- ♪ You know you twist so fine ♪ - ♪ Twist so fine ♪

♪ Come on and twist a little closer ♪

- ♪ Twist a little closer ♪ - ♪ Come on and show me that you're mine ♪

- ♪ Show me you're mine ♪ - Let's stay here.

♪ Ah ♪

♪ Ah ♪

♪ Ah ♪

♪ Ah ♪

♪ Ah ♪

All right!

See, the thing is that there's a million guys out there,

and they all got guitars, you know ?

Uh, look, uh, son muchos--

- Yeah, yeah! Muchos músicos. Everybody has-- - [ Spanish ]

Okay, so the thing is, you have to do something different.

-You know, cosas diferentes. - Oh, si, diferente.

Yeah, right. So, like, if we put rock with this kind of music--

♪ [Electric Guitars ]

♪ Purple haze all around ♪

♪ Don't know if I'm comin' up or down ♪

♪ Am I happy or in misery ♪

♪ Whatever it is, that girl put the spell on me ♪

♪ Purple haze was in my brain ♪

♪ Lately things just don't seem the same ♪

♪ Actin' funny but I don't know why ♪

♪ 'Scuse me while I work these lights ♪

Help me! Hey, help me!

Help me! All right, ooh, yeah!

- Help me! - [Fireworks Whistling]

Yes, someone help me!

♪ [ Spanish ]

Fah!

♪ ["BeerBarrel Polka" In German ]

- Hey! - Hey!

[ Laughing ]

[ Speaking German ]

[ All Laughing ]

Buenasuerte!

- Dankeschon! All right! - [ Spanish ]

So, where did you learn to speak German ?

Oh, hi. You got another pail of water back there some place ?

- No. - No ? I don't know.

- What are you doing here anyway ? - I work here.

Oh, yeah? I thought you worked at the pool hall.

What, they fire you?

No. I work here, I work there.

I work at another restaurant on the weekends.

- I work very hard. - Oh, yeah? You must be rolling in money then.

I have enough money to buy you a beer, if you want.

Oh, yeah?

- Well, I want. - Come on.

She's gonna buy me a beer. Hmm. How about that?

So?

So what?

So how come you know how to speak German?

Because I used to live in Germany for six years.

- I was stationed there. - In the army?

In the army, being all I could be,

except all they let me be was a mechanic.

So I was in the army as a mechanic for four years,

and I stayed a couple of extra years and got married.

- You are married? - Was married. Was, was.

What happened?

Uh, didn't work out.

Well, it worked out once, but I worked it back in.

- What? - It's a "chisto."

- You know, a joke. - [ Laughs ]

Chiste. Chiste.

Chiste. Yeah, it was that too.

It's a joke.

Uh, listen, what time you get off?

In about 15, 20 minutes. Why?

Why? I'm working up to it. Give me a chance.

I thought maybe if you weren't doing anything, uh,

we could go out and have some dinner,

seeing as this is my last night in town.

- You are leaving? - You gonna miss me?

So what doyou think?

Go out, have some dinner or something?

I tell you what.

You can come over to my house, and I will cook you dinner.

Sure, yeah. That'd be great.

Yeah. Uh, I could save me some money and... see your house.

Good! I-I live on the beach in Rosarito.

I will give you my address,

and you will have to take a bus.

That's no problem. Yeah, that'd be great.

Is 7:30 okay?

Yeah, yeah. 7:30 is fine. I'll be there.

All right. Great.

- I'll be there. - Okay.

Thanks a lot. Um--

- Oh, what should I wear? - Nothing.

- I can do that. - I didn't mean nothing.

I know what you meant. Don't worry.

- Just for dinner, okay? - 7:30. Don't be late.

Ciao.

- ♪ [Mexican] - Whoa! Hey, boy!

You done all right. Not bad.

Not bad.

Oh. Sure you don't want to stick around?

We can make a lot of money together.

Yeah.

All right.

You come by here 7:00 tomorrow morning. I'll take you there.

Sounds good.

Be good,Jimmy. Thanks a lot, man.

- All right. - See you in the morning, man.

Nice place you got here, man.

- Yeah, I call it home. - See you tomorrow, Jim.

- Mm-hmm. - [Sirens Wailing]

♪ [ Singing, Indistinct]

♪ Got a date with an angel ♪

- What? Hey! - Hola.

[ Groaning ]

You got $100 of Feo's money, ese.

Now, my little cabrón, you better give us the money,

or you better give us something!

[ Laughing ]

[ Groans ]

- I don't have no money! I don't have it! - Give us the money, honey!

- [Yelling] - Stop it! Hey!

[ Shouting In Spanish ]

I don't know about your country,

but in my country, if you make a date for a certain time,

then you show up at that time.

Since 7:30, I had dinner ready!

- You got any ice? - Ice?

Ice. Uh--

Just something cold.

- Are you okay? - [ Sighs ]

Yeah, I'm okay. [ Sighs ]

I just-- I got into a little chingazo with some guys.

A fight. I got in a fight.

They chased me, and I got on the wrong bus and I ended up five miles up the road.

I had to walk. I-- I'm really sorry.

Hey, hey.

I'll get dinner, okay?

Listen. Wait a minute.

Drink this one.

You look really nice.

Thank you.

I'll go get dinner.

- I'm sorry I was mad at you. - [Pots Clatter]

It's just that... I was really disappointed when you didn't show up.

I mean, I don't have very many friends here.

The first day I was here, I had my purse stolen.

All my money, everything.

I thought I was going to be here for a few days.

It has been almost five months now.

I just-- I just didn't want to come to the United States with nothing.

You know what I mean?

I hope you like arroz con... pollo.

Goddamn it.

Son of a bitch. Fat piece of--

That son of a bitch bandit. He wanted 500 bucks.

500 bucks! Jesus!

- Well, I covered it. - You sure?

No! I mean, I'm out $150 here!

I could send it to you from L.A., man.

No, no.

I wanted to give you a going-away present.

I mean, what the hell, you know?

- Thanks a lot, Jimmy. - It's only 150 bucks.

- Yeah. - I appreciate it, man.

Well, uh-- Ta-da!

- All right, Rudy. - See you later, Jimmy.

- I'm gonna miss you. - I'm gonna miss you too, man.

- Believe it or not, I had fun here. - I liked having you around.

You're kind of like-- Well, you're kind of like a pet.

All right, you take care.

- All right, man. You be good. - 150 bucks.

Um,

thanks for the dinner last night, almost.

Disfrutesu comida. I remembered.

So, uh, you have my phone number, huh?

When you get to town, you give me a call, okay?

- [Whimpers ] - Come on, come on.

Be good, "dicso" bunny.

Okay?

Rudy!

Um-- Well--

Call before you come.

Uh, anytime.

Ya nos vamos. Here we go.

L.A.

[ Shouting Continues ]

Hey, so you're only down 150 bucks.

Come on, boy, you're gonna make that up in no time. I got lots of jobs for you.

Oh, come on, Rudy.

Hey, I'm still your manager, right?

Hey, Rudy, the car's back here. I don't want to leave it here.

Rudy!

Hell, Jake, I ain't seen a single living soul all morning.

Must have been a fiesta last night.

- They all overslept. - Yeah.

Oh, there's the first customer of the day.

- Smile pretty, old buddy. You're on Candid Camera. - [Shutter Clicks]

- Where is he? - Twelve o'clock.

- Ah, yeah, there he is. - Yeah. I'm gonna get me some Z's.

It'll be a few minutes before he gets here.

- I'm gonna take a whiz. - [Unzips ]

♪

♪ Everywhere around the world ♪

- Pipe's clogged up this morning. - ♪ They're comin' to America ♪

- [ All Shouting ] - ♪ Everytime that flag's unfurled ♪

- ♪ They come into America ♪ - Son of a bitch, Jake! Wake up!

- ♪ Got a dream to take 'em there ♪ - Holy shit!

- Go back! - Mayday!

♪ They're comin' to America ♪

- Hold it! No! El stoppo, goddamn-o! - Mayday! Evers, wake up!

Leroy! Leroy! Anybody come in, come in!

♪ They're comin' to America ♪

- I'm the United States Government! I've got a gun! - Get your ass in this truck!

♪ They're comin' to America ♪

♪ They're comin' to America ♪

♪ Today ♪

♪ Today ♪

♪ Today ♪

♪ Today ♪

♪ Today ♪

♪ Today ♪

♪ [ Marching Band ]

[Man On P.A.] Well, here they come, East L.A.'s own...

Roosevelt High School marching band.

What's happening?

I forgot. It's the Cinco de Mayo parade.

- What's Cinco de Mayo? - I don't know, but we have a parade every year. Come on.

- ♪ [Band Continues] - [ Cheering ]

[ Speaking Chinese]

Oh, simón.

- What's happening? - [ Speaking Spanish ]

[ Spanish ]

- What's happening with you? - You're looking good, man.

- Good. - Suave.

[ Spanish ] [ Laughing ]

- Go Raiders! - Fernando Valenzuela!

[ Speaking Spanish ]

♪ [Drum Beating]

♪ I was born in East L.A. ♪

♪ Man, I was born in East L.A. ♪

Oh, yeah? You were born in East L.A.

Well, let's see your green card, huh?

Green card? ♪ I'm from East L.A. ♪

All right, well, then who's president of the United States?

Oh, that's easy, man. That guy that used to be on Death Valley Days.

- Uh, John Wayne. - All right, let's go, come on.

♪ Next thing I know I'm in a foreign land ♪

♪ People talking so fast I couldn't understand ♪

♪ There was nobody left to lend a helping hand ♪

♪ I was cold, it was dark Where is a burger stand ♪

♪ I want to go back to East L.A. ♪

♪ I wish I was back in East L.A. ♪

♪ I don't belong here in downtown TJ. ♪

♪ 'Cause I was born in East L.A. ♪

♪ Olé ♪

♪ I crawled under barbed wire swam across the stream ♪

♪ Rode in six different trucks packed like a sardine ♪

♪ Walked all day in the burning sun ♪

♪ Now I know what it's like to be born to run ♪

♪ Up ahead was the promised land ♪

♪ Shining like a star just beyond my hand ♪

♪ All I could see was a golden door ♪

♪ I looked up, a sign said five zillion sold ♪

♪ And I was back in East L.A. ♪

♪ Yes, I was back in East L.A. ♪

♪ You know I'm never gonna stray ♪

♪ 'Cause I was born in East L.A. ♪

♪ Órale ♪ ♪ Born in East L.A. ♪

♪ I'm a low-ridin' vato from East L.A. ♪

♪ What I say ♪ ♪ Born in East L.A. ♪

Whoo-hoo-ho-hoo! ♪ Born in East L.A. ♪

♪ Órale ♪ ♪ Born in East L.A. ♪

♪ This ain't no Datsun It's a Chevrolet ♪ ♪ Born in East L.A. ♪

♪ Cruise all day ♪ ♪ Born in East L.A. ♪

♪ What I say ♪ ♪ Born in East L.A. ♪

♪ Órale ♪

- Soto Street! - We love it!

- Brooklyn Avenue! - We love it!

- City Terrace! - We love it!

- Whittier Boulevard! - We love it!

♪ Órale ♪

[Jewish Man ] Wilshire? I said-- How to get to Wilshire?

What, am I lost or what?

♪ I'm a low-ridin' vato from El Mara way ♪

♪ I was born, I was born in East L.A. ♪

♪ What you say ♪ ♪ Born in East L.A. ♪

♪ East L.A. ♪ ♪ Born in East L.A. ♪

♪ Don't delay ♪ ♪ Born in East L.A. ♪

♪ Cruise all day ♪ ♪ Born in East L.A. ♪

♪ In East L.A. ♪ ♪ Born in East L.A. ♪

♪ Órale ♪ ♪ Born in East L.A. ♪