Mi Vida Loca

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Mi Vida Loca
Theatrical Release Poster
Directed by	Allison Anders
Written by	Allison Anders
Starring	Angel Aviles Seidy López Jacob Vargas
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Classics
Release date(s)	May 21, 1993 (Cannes Film Festival) July 15, 1994 (U.S.) March 24, 1995 (UK)
Running time	92 mins.
Country	United States  United Kingdom
Language	English

Mi Vida Loca (also known as My Crazy Life) is a 1993 American drama film directed and written by Allison Anders. This film includes the first film appearances from Salma Hayek and Jason Lee. Lee appears in a small role alongside director Spike Jonze as a drug buyer.

Plot

Mi Vida Loca tells the story of young Mexican-American women in Los Angeles and the struggles they have in a life of early motherhood while being members of a street gang. Mousie (Seidy López) and Sad Girl (Angel Aviles) are best friends from childhood, growing up in Echo Park, a neighborhood that had a significant amount of gang activity in the 1980s and 1990s, and remaining loyal to each other. But when Sad Girl sleeps with Mousie's boyfriend (a member of their neighborhood gang who is killed in a drug deal gone-bad) and becomes pregnant, their friendship is ruptured. As dramatic situations unfold around them, some that would turn violent, they must try to stay together as friends despite their betrayals. The film takes a rather independent look at a world where women seem to have no choice but to raise their children, involve themselves with gang activity, and survive by whatever means available.

Cast

• Angel Aviles – Sad Girl
• Seidy López – Mousie
• Jacob Vargas – Ernesto
• Nelida Lopez – Whisper
• Marlo Marron – Giggles
• Christina Solis – Baby Doll
• Arthur Esquer – Shadow
• Julian Reyes – Big Sleepy
• Gabriel Gonzales – Sleepy
• Magali Alvarado – La Blue Eyes
• Bertila Damas – Rachel
• Danny Trejo – Frank
• Monica Lutton – Chucky
• Devine – Devine
• Panchito Gomez – Joker Bird
• Salma Hayek – Gata
• Jesse Borrego – El Duran
• MicheleOvalle Galarza – La Sadeyes
• Memo Vargas – Memo'

Soundtrack

A soundtrack containing hip hop and contemporary R&B was released on March 8, 1994 by Mercury Records. It peaked at 70 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

References

External links

• Mi Vida Loca at the Internet Movie Database
• Mi Vida Loca at Rotten Tomatoes
• Mi Vida Loca at AllRovi