The movie was largely panned by critics and bombed. Despite its failure at the box office, “Blood In Blood Out” found a second life thanks to home video and word of mouth.

The movie was largely panned by critics and bombed. Despite its failure at the box office, "Blood In Blood Out" found a second life thanks to home video and word of mouth.

“When Blood In, Blood Out came about, Taylor immediately called me and said, ‘Jesse, I've got this script. This Chicano, Jimmy Santiago Baca, wrote it,'" Borrego said.

Yet, they are historically underrepresented both behind and in front of the camera, according to two reports from USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism. The first found that ...

Movie fans, like Tustin resident Edward Oropeza, shared personal experiences they saw reflected in “Blood In Blood Out.” Oropeza first watched the movie with his older cousins as a child.