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A gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while traveling across town to perform landscaping work for the city's wealthy landowners.
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Demián Bichir, José Julián, Chelsea Rendon, Dolores Heredia, Joaquín Cosío, Carlos Linares, Bobby Soto, Nancy Lenehan, Gabriel Chavarria, Tim Griffin, Isabella Rae Thomas, Giselle Nieto
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