Product Details

• Actors: Katrina Gibson, Jay Hernandez, Melida Prado, Yvette Cruise, Angela Alvarado
• Directors: Alex Munoz
• Writers: Esther Shapiro, Lynne Ewing
• Producers: Esther Shapiro, Florie Savage, Jack Mayesh, Richard Shapiro, William Savage
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Dej Productions Inc
• VHS Release Date: March 9, 2004
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001WTUPS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #356,431 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Enough, February 5, 2008

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Felipe J. Flores III "PhotoMSW" (Pittsburg, Ca United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Living the Life (DVD)

The movie was good enough to get the point across. There was a few things that didn't seem to mesh as far as the age issues and a couple of other things that went down. Although I do think that the realistic lifestyles made up for the parts that seemed to be almost filler.
The girls were great they made the story move and you could really see the different CHOICES that they were making.
I have to say that I did appreciate this one just as much as Mi Vida Loca for the different story that took into account the school aspect and really brought the families into the film. Familia is important and they are apart of the struggles that our kids go through and often are why our kids get involved in the gang life.
Effectively put things in a perspective opening up the conflicts that one would go through after the glammer of the Life begins to fade. I also appreciated that there were two gang members who realized that they need to change things and talk to kids about getting out of the life.
Unfortunately many dont get the chance to retire from the life. It's positive that they were able to see that at a younger age and not have to learn it later in prison, like so many of our brothers and sisters.
C/S

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money., February 8, 2010

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Andrea R. (California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Living the Life (DVD)

Don't waste your money on this movie, seriously. You can watch free on YT. When you see the cover you expect it to be a "gangster" movie, like American me or Blood in Blood Out, but it's not. I mean what kind of "cholo/as" do dance competitions? lol it's unrealistic! Nothing to real gang life, there it probably 1 gang conflict in the whole movie and it's in the end, 1 girl gets shot, and that's all the action you get. Don't expect much from this movie.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LOVED IT, February 6, 2006

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J.Villarreal (A.Texas MONTOPOLIS-41) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living The Life (DVD)

This was an excellent movie and i am so glad that i watched it. the movie was definitly worth the blockbuster fee. the only thing in this movie that i could have gone without are the accents that at times seemed a little forced. this movie does a good job showing the lives of two teenage girls having to deal with life in the gangs in the ghetto where there really is no other way to live. i also liked this movies because of the cast. the director of this movie introduced many new faces of Latino actor and actresses giving them a chance to shine which i really appreciated. The actor Abel Soto that played Pocho gave in my opinion a wonderful perfomance ( it also doesnt hurt because of how fine he is.)Overall this was an excellent movie and i recommend it.