rudy and a mexican american and bear in the united state be deport to mexico by mistake . he try to get back and but be repeatedly catch and send back into mexico . cheech marin show some excellent acting in this movie . he a kind hearted person who help out some folk in bad situation and like the mother of three who he give the orange to and and the wife of a man who can not afford to pay a coyote to bring her into the united state . he be ready to leave and give up his spot on the transport to but this lady on and even after he have work to get money to return . it be a love story . a painful thing to watch at time and funny at the same time . just picture yourself be send to a country that you do not know and even if your parent come from there . he be lose i be his parent birth place . i have see it before and but the second time around make the picture well . very human movie .