Mi Vida Loca
“Mothers. Warriors. Sisters. Survivors.”
Two Indigenous Latina bestfriends, Mousie and Sad Girl live in a contemporary Los Angeles poor Indigenous Hispanic American neighborhood. But when Sad Girl becomes pregnant by Mousie's boyfriend, a drug dealer named Ernesto, the two become bitter enemies. While their dispute escalates towards violence, the violence of the world around them soon also impacts their lives.
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Cast
36 people
Angel Aviles
Sad Girl
Known for
Desperado
Los Lobos
Themselves
Seidy López
Mousie
Known for
Selena: The Series
Solo
Jacob Vargas
Ernesto
Known for
Marvel's Luke Cage
Sons of Anarchy
Devine
Devine
Monica Lutton
Chucky
No other roles listed
Marlo Marron
Giggles
Known for
Girls Against Boys
Nelida Lopez
Whisper
Salma Hayek Pinault
Gata
Known for
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Eternals
Danny Trejo
Frank
Known for
Machete
Maya and the Three
Spike Jonze
Teenage Drug Customer
Known for
Three Kings
Her
Jason Lee
Teenage Drug Customer
Known for
Alvin and the Chipmunks
The Incredibles
Allison Anders Director · John Taylor Composer Rodrigo García Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $3.3M · United States release July 15, 1994 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,267,313
Production
Cineville
Production
Film4 Productions
Production
HBO Showcase
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio · Production
Channel Four Films
Production
Showcase Entertaiment Inc.
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
France · May 21, 1993
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · July 15, 1994
Theatrical
France
June 8, 1994 · Theatrical
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