Bound By Honor aka Blood In Blood Out (1993)

Jesse Borrego plays artist Cruz Candelaria














Bound by Honor

Blood In Blood Out," alternatively titled "Bound by Honor," is a crime-drama film released in 1993. The story delves into the interconnected lives of three Chicano relatives: Miklo, Cruz, and Paco, spanning from 1972 to the mid-1980s. Initially affiliated with the notorious street gang Vatos Locos in East Los Angeles, their fates become entwined as they navigate through a series of dramatic events that leave an indelible impact on their lives and the bonds they share.

Artist Adan Hernandez was hired to create the paintings the character of Cruz Candelaria was supposed to have painted. The actor Jesse Borego spent a lot of time at his studio where Adan taught him how to mix paint and how to hold a paintbrush for the film. They became good friends and planned to open an art museum devoted to Chicano art together before Adan Hernandez passed away in 2021. Jesse still plans to go ahead with their plans for the museum and saying “But it’s going to be sad, looking at all his work that’s going to be past work, not the stuff he still wanted to paint,” he said. “His work will live on after him, and I think it’s going to be significant for art history one day.”
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