Project Author: Hakura
June 23, 2025
PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
Hollywood Pictures
Bound by Honor
An epic story of three brothers. Bound by blood. Divided by fate. Driven by destiny.
Genre:
Crime, Action, Drama, Thriller
Runtime:
180
Released:
1993
Rating:
8.13
Budget:
Box Office:
WRITERS
Floyd Mutrux, Ross Thomas, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Jeremy Iacone
FILM OVERVIEW
Bound by Honor
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the “Vatos Locos”, and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a “home” for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his “carnal”, Miklo.
DIRECTOR
Taylor Hackford
GALLERY
PRODUCTION TEAM
Taylor Hackford (Director)
Gabriel Beristain (Director of Photography)
Floyd Mutrux (Screenplay)
Bruno Rubeo (Production Design)
Cecilia Rodarte (Set Decoration)
Jerry Gershwin (Producer)
Shay Cunliffe (Costume Design)
Taylor Hackford (Producer)
Ross Thomas (Story)
Sharon Bialy (Casting)
CAST MEMBERS
Damian Chapa
Jesse Borrego
Benjamin Bratt
Enrique Castillo
Victor Rivers
Delroy Lindo
Tom Towles
Carlos Carrasco
Teddy Wilson
Raymond Cruz
MORE PRODUCTION
Marek Dobrowolski (Art Direction), Fredric Steinkamp (Editor), Richard Pagano (Casting), Bill Conti (Original Music Composer), Jimmy Santiago Baca (Screenplay), Jeremy Iacone (Screenplay), Corey Michael Eubanks (Stunts), Thomas Rosales Jr. (Stunts), Henry Kingi (Stunts), Lon Thompson (Gaffer), Fred C. Blau Jr. (Makeup Department Head), Michael Papajohn (Stunts), Scott G. Stone (Stunts), Gary Davis (Stunt Coordinator), Gary Hymes (Stunts), Frank Kostenko Jr. (Second Assistant Director), Mike Justus (Stunts), Benny Urquidez (Stunts), Tom Elliott (Stunts), John Cann (Stunt Double), Gary Combs (Stunts), James E. Marchwick (Stunts), Lynn Del Kail (Hair Department Head), Jeff Mart (Steadicam Operator), H. Mark Vuille (Gaffer), Felicity Bowring (Key Makeup Artist), Burke Mattsson (Title Designer), Gary Davis (Second Unit Director), Larry L. Fuentes (Special Effects Coordinator), Gilbert B. Combs (Stunts), Josh McLaglen (First Assistant Director)
MORE CAST
Valente Rodriguez, Lanny Flaherty, Billy Bob Thornton, Geoffrey Rivas, Karmin Murcelo, Ving Rhames, Danny Trejo, Steve Eastin, Vanessa Marquez, David Labiosa, Thomas F. Wilson, Lupe Ontiveros, Richard Masur, Victor Mohica, Mike Genovese, Luis Contreras, David Dunard, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Harold Surratt, Steven Anthony Jones, Gary Carlos Cervantes, Noah Verduzco, Jenny Gago, Ray Oriel, Natalija Nogulich, Peter Vasquez, Judith Verduzco, Sonia Rodriguez, Roberto Contreras, Evelyn Guerrero, Gary Tacon, Paulo Tocha, Freddy Negrete, Alina Arenal, Julie Zamarynov, Gibby Brand, Elizabeth Austin, Daniel McDonald, Adan Hernandez, Richard E. Butler, Michael Bofshever, Art Snider, Robert Pescovitz, Primitivo Tapia, Robert J. Juarez, Eddie Perez, Claudia Gabriella Colin, Michael McFall, Donald E. Lacy Jr., Zandra Hill, George Pereyra, Angel Romero, Dr. Joe Schloss, Gill Montie, Martin McDermot, Martha Cardenas, Catherine Price, Lindsey Ginter, Victor Koliacos, Christine Avila, Robert Padgett, Rio Hackford, Rudy Barrios, Juan Charles, Charles Guillermin, Thomas Rosales Jr., Roxann Dawson, Joe Casino, Wilfred Lopez, Thomas Rosales Jr.
