A young street artist in East Los Angeles is caught between his father's obsession with lowrider car culture, his ex-felon brother and his need for self-expression.
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
 | Gabriel Chavarria |
Danny
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 | Demián Bichir |
Miguel Alvarez (as Demian Bichir)
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 | Theo Rossi |
Francisco 'Ghost' Alvarez
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 | Tony Revolori |
Chuy
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 | Melissa Benoist |
Lorelai
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 | Yvette Monreal |
Claudia
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 | Eva Longoria |
Gloria Alvarez
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 | Montse Hernandez |
Isabel
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 | Noel Gugliemi |
Angel
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 | Bryan Rubio |
Gordo
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 | Cress Williams |
Detective Williams
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 | Franck Khalfoun |
Marc Ochs
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 | Pepe Serna |
Pepe
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 | Taishi Mizuno |
Japanese Man
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 | David Fernandez Jr. |
Elysian Park MC
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A young street artist, Danny, in East Los Angeles is caught between his father's obsession with lowrider car culture, his ex-felon brother and his need for self-expression. Danny puts his graffiti artist skills to use and paints murals on the hoods of lowrider cars to help his brother win an upcoming competition.
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EnglishRelease Date:
28 April 2017 (UK) See more »Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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Directed by Ricardo de Montreuil, set against the backdrop of the lowrider society in Los Angeles, Southern California, Gabriel Chavarria plays a talented young graffiti artist, Danny, who's caught between the lowrider world inhabited by his old school father (Demian Bichir) and his ex-con brother (Theo Rossi). Co-starring Eva Longoria, Melissa Benoist, and Tony Revolori.
Last year you had a look at L.A. from the much vibrant musical point of view through "La La Land," well, "Lowriders" gives you a different angle, and not the stereotypical gang turf war either. It's a clash between father and sons, about sins of the past and what they define as self-expression. I think the story blends the car culture and the family drama really well, the mix of those two makes sense in this film, and it speaks about the characters as well. There's plenty of conflict to go around, well-performed by all the actors involved.
You don't have to come from that background or from that neighborhood or you don't necessarily even have to know much about cars to be able to relate to "Lowriders." It's one of those situations in which you can always tell beauty when you see one, whatever shapes and sizes, and so that's the kind of art that "Lowriders" offers. A lot of people look down on graffities, some of their reasons may be justified, but a lot of the times they also don't take the time to truly look at the work and try to understand what it's trying to say. Street artists may not have the same reputation that gallery or exhibit artists do but that kind of freedom is what "Lowriders" puts a spotlight on. It's a film that does the culture justice.