A Better Life

A gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while traveling across town to perform landscaping work for the city's wealthy landowners.

Cast

Demián Bichir

as Carlos Riquelme

José Julián

as Luis Galindo

Chelsea Rendon

as Ruthie Valdez

Dolores Heredia

as Anita

Joaquín Cosío

as Blasco Martinez

Carlos Linares

as Santiago

Bobby Soto

as Facundo

Nancy Lenehan

as Mrs. Donnely

Gabriel Chavarria

as Ramon

Tim Griffin

as Charlie

Reviews

Filipe Manuel Neto

**A good story, in which the search for a stolen van is linked to the recovery of a father's relationship with his teenage son.** For many people, the USA is a land of dreams, of opportunities, where they dream to go, in order to free themselves from the harshness of their lives and the lack of c...

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