My Family (1995 film)

My Family
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGregory Nava
Screenplay byGregory Nava
Anna Thomas
Produced byAnna Thomas
Starring
Narrated byEdward James Olmos
CinematographyEdward Lachman
Jason Poteet
Edited byNancy Richardson
Music byFilm score:
Mark McKenzie
Folk Music:
Pepe Ávila
Production
companies
American Playhouse
American Zoetrope
Majestic Films International
Newcomb Productions
Distributed byNew Line Cinema
Release date
  • May 3, 1995 (1995-05-03) (United States)
Running time
126 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Spanish
Box office$11.5 million[1]

My Family is a 1995 American drama film directed by Gregory Nava, written by Nava and Anna Thomas, and starring Jimmy Smits, Edward James Olmos, and Esai Morales. The film depicts three generations of a Mexican-American family who emigrated from Mexico and settled in East Los Angeles.[2]

In 2024, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference gross was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ My Family at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
  3. ^ "25 Films Added to National Film Registry for Preservation". December 17, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

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