BasedonthetruelifeexperiencesofpoetJimmySantiagoBaca, thefilmfocusesonhalf-brothersPacoandCruz, andtheirbi-racialcousinMiklo.Itopensin1972, asthethreearemembersofanEastL.A.gangknownasthe"VatosLocos", andthestoryfocusesonhowaviolentcrimeandtheinfluenceofnarcoticsaltertheirlives.Mikloisincarceratedand...