Film je založený na skutočných životných skúsenostiach básnika Jimmyho Santiaga Bacu a zameriava sa na nevlastných bratov Paca a Cruza a ich dvojrasového bratranca Mikla. Začína sa v roku 1972, keď sú všetci traja členmi gangu vo východnom L.A. známeho ako "Vatos Locos", a príbeh sa zameriava na to, ako násilný zločin a vplyv drog zmenia ich životy. Miklo je uväznený a poslaný do San Quentinu, kde si vytvorí "domov". Cruz sa stane výnimočným umelcom, ale závislosť od heroínu ho premôže s tragickými následkami. Paco sa stáva policajtom a nepriateľom svojho "telesného" Mikla.
A wealthy Los Angeles teen and her superficial friends wants to break out of suburbia and experience Southern California's "gangsta" lifestyle. But problems arise when the preppies get in over their heads and provoke the wrath of a violent Latino gang. Suddenly, their role-playing seems a little too real.
During his 18 years in Folsom Prison, street-gang leader Santana rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. Upon his release, Santana goes back to his old neighborhood, intending to lead a peaceful, crime-free life. But his old gang buddies force him back into his old habits.
A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of Los Angeles, where the gang culture is enforced by the colors the members wear.
Danny je mladý umelec z východnej časti Los Angeles, ktorý sa ocitne v zajatí otcovej posadnutosti autami, neschopnosti naviazať vzťah s bratom s kriminálnu minulosťou a potrebou umelecky sa vyjadriť. Svoju frustráciu však čoskoro nahradí novo objavenou vášňou, svoje schopnosti tvoriť graffiti uplatní ako maliar áut, na ktorých jeho brat jazdí v rôznych pouličných súťažiach.
Rudy, an American of Hispanic descent, whose south-of-the-border looks show him no mercy during an immigration raid in a migrant worker factory. As his luck goes, he is caught with neither money nor his ID and is deported to Mexico - without speaking a word of Spanish!
A focus on life in a gang, Boulevard Nights portrays the dangers of street violence. Richard Yniguez plays a young Chicano who tries to get out of the gang, but he keeps finding himself drawn back into it.
Mousie and Sad Girl are childhood best friends in a contemporary Los Angeles poor Hispanic 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.
Diego is a gay but closeted Hispanic chef living in East Los Angeles who works in the restaurant operated by his grandmother. Frustrated by the secretive lifestyle he shares with his similarly closeted lover, Pablo, Diego finds himself attracted to Wesley, one of the openly gay Caucasian men he feels are gentrifying his neighborhood. Their relationship pushes Diego to consider the possibility of a life he had never imagined.
When Ruben, a young Chicano musician, is caught between his mother’s expectations and his own hopes, he is forced to make a decision that will change his life forever. Based on true events, “Con Esperanza” follows Ruben on his journey of pursuing his dreams, balancing both the traditional and financial expectations of his Mother.