Movies by Sal Lopez
As part of the cast:
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After the Silence (2006)
Cast: JoBeth Williams, Kellie Martin, Alan Rosenberg …
Directed by: Fred Gerber
Laura (Kellie Martin), a neglected deaf girl, is routinely beaten by her father, but her case falls through the cracks of the system because her family never taught her sign language and she…
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English as a Second Language (2005)
Cast: Kuno Becker, Danielle Camastra, John Michael Higgins …
Directed by: Dexter Delara
In this poignant drama, Bolivar De La Cruz (Kuno Becker) leaves his pregnant wife behind and makes a perilous journey from Mexico to Los Angeles to find a better life. Unlike Bolivar,…
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Movin' Too Fast (2005)
Cast: Matthew Glave, Layla Alexander, Réal Andrews …
Directed by: Eric Chambers
Hitting the highway for a girl-powered road trip seemed like a good idea to law students Melissa (Marquita Terry) and Nina (Layla Alexander) -- that is, until they realize that they're…
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ESL: English as a Second Language (2005)
Cast: Kuno Becker, Danielle Camastra, John Michael Higgins …
Directed by: Youssef Delara
On the surface, Bolivar De La Cruz (Kuno Becker) and Lola Sara (Danielle Camastra) share only ethnicity. He's just arrived from Mexico looking for work, while she's a party girl…
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El Padrino: The Latin Godfather (2004)
Cast: Jennifer Tilly, Joanna Pacula, Sal Lopez …
Directed by: Damian Chapa
After years of building an illegal narcotics empire on the streets, Kilo (Damian Chapa) has become a Latin "godfather" -- who continues to run his lucrative operation from jail when he's…
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Price of Glory (2000)
Cast: Jimmy Smits, Jon Seda, Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez …
Directed by: Carlos Avila
Jimmy Smits is an ex-boxer whose career was truncated because of a crooked manager. But that's not going to happen to the three sons he's groomed for success in the ring. Like Ahab…
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And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him (1994)
Cast: Frank Aragon, Jose Alcala, Art Bonilla …
Directed by: Severo Pérez
Twelve-year-old Mexican-American Marcos (Jose Alcala) recalls the hardships of the previous year, reflecting on the arduous trek his migrant-worker family made from Texas to the Midwest…
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Return of the Living Dead 3 (1993)
Cast: Mindy Clarke, J. Trevor Edmond, Kent McCord …
Directed by: Brian Yuzna
Teen sweethearts Curt (J. Trevor Edmond) and Julie (Melinda Clarke) are shocked when they uncover the secret work of government scientists who are reanimating the dead for military use. But…
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The Fire Next Time (1993)
Cast: Craig T. Nelson, Bonnie Bedelia, Richard Farnsworth …
Directed by: Tom McLoughlin
This futuristic drama is set in 2017, after Earth has been overtaken by pollution. When a hurricane levels everything Drew (Craig T. Nelson) owns, he must move his family to a refugee camp.…
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American Me (1992)
Cast: Edward James Olmos, William Forsythe, Pepe Serna …
Directed by: Edward James Olmos
A life of violence is traced from the Zoot Suit riots of the 1940s to the bloody streets of East Los Angeles in the '90s. Three friends born in poverty create their own capitalist dream…
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Midnight Madness (1980)
Cast: David Naughton, Debra Clinger, Alan Solomon …
Directed by: Michael Nankin, David Wechter
Michael J. Fox makes his film debut in this raucous teen comedy about college students of all stripes -- jocks, geeks and preppies -- who join in on a crazy, all-night scavenger hunt that has…











