Mi Vida Loca

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Mi Vida Loca
Directed by	Allison Anders
Starring	Angel Aviles Seidy López Jacob Vargas
Release date(s)	21 May 1993 (Cannes Film Festival) 15 July 1994 (US)
Running time	92 mins.
Country	US/UK
Language	English
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Mi Vida Loca is a 1994 film directed and written by Allison Anders.

[edit] Plot

Mi Vida Loca tells the story of young Mexican-American women in Los Angeles and the struggles they have in a life of gangs, drugs, and personal betrayal. Mousie (Seidy López) and Sad Girl (Angel Aviles) are best friends from childhood, growing up in gang-infested Echo Park and remaining loyal to each other. But when Sad Girl sleeps with Mousie's boyfriend (a drug dealer who is killed) and becomes pregnant, their friendship is ruptured. As the violence of their neighborhood erupts around them, they must try to stay together as friends despite their betrayals. This is an unforgiving look at a world where women seem to have no choice but to raise their children, deal drugs, and survive by whatever means necessary.