
Roosters
1993-01-01 · 110 min · ★ 3.8
Gallo Morales is the proud patriach returning home after a seven-year stint for manslaughter. Seeking to re-establish his legendary status as a champion breeder, he comes back for the rooster bred by his father. But it is Hector, his son who inherits the prize-winning bird and neither are about to give in. The fall-out from their conflict has consequences for the whole family, especially for Angela, the sensitive 14-year-old daughter unable to cope with the brutal world that surrounds her and her own emerging womanhood, despite the best efforts of Juana, her strong but long-suffering mother.
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- Directors
- Robert M. Young
- Production companies
- Olmos Productions, American Playhouse, KCET
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Edward James OlmosGallo Morales
Sarah LassezAngela Estelle Morales
Sonia BragaJuana Morales
María Conchita AlonsoChata
Danny NucciHector Morales
Valente RodriguezAdan
Mark DacascosFilipino's Son
Maud WinchesterWaitress
Luisa Leschin
Bert Rosario
Jesse Corti
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