The Chicano cult-classic film “Blood In, Blood Out” was released in 1993, and U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro wants it to be recognized for its contributions to Mexican American culture and heritage.
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The film is set in East Los Angeles, but there are several San Antonio connections, including one of its stars, Jesse Borrego, a South Side native who plays artist Cruz Candelaria. “That’s the story of a young man who is innocent in the community, who is emulating his older brother, who is addicted to drugs. But the reason he’s addicted to drugs is because of the pain he’s experiencing from a tragedy that happened to him,” Castro said. “And so that was a very poignant part of the film. All of these issues that you see families actually dealing with in neighborhoods in San Antonio and beyond, that was a very poignant part of that film.
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