farewell to Jimmy, receives a last kiss goodbye from Dolores and climbs into the coyote's truck. He sees a woman pleading to also be taken as her husband is already in the truck and their family is in the United States, but she lacks the money to pay for her to be smuggled. Robles gives the woman his place. Robles stands for the last time on the hill of the Mexico–United States border while two immigration officers sit in their truck watching in laughter. The song "America" by Neil Diamond is heard as Robles raises his arms and hundreds of people appear and race forward to reach the American Dream. The immigration officers hide in their truck. Rudy, Dolores, and their "Waas Up" friends walk with their heads up high into the United States. Rudy and Dolores are kidnapped by coyotes and held for ransom, coincidentally, across the street from Rudy's home. He calls his cousin Javier from across the street to bring him his wallet, which he does to pay off the kidnappers. Then la migra storms in, headed by the man in the sunglasses and cowboy hat who had deported Rudy in the beginning. Rudy shows his identification this time to the immigration officer, who says he's going to send Dolores back to El Salvador. Rudy and Dolores make a dash and escape during the East Los Angeles Cinco de Mayo parade. Not knowing where to turn, Rudy and Dolores hop onto the float with a priest; Rudy asks if he can marry them. Rudy and Dolores both look at each other in happiness as they are wed. The immigration officer arrives to place Dolores under arrest. Rudy then explains that they've just been married, making Dolores a legal resident. The crowd, witnessing everything, cheers. Cast Cheech Marin as Rudy Robles Paul Rodriguez as Javier Daniel Stern as Jimmy Kamala Lopez as Dolores Jan-Michael Vincent as McCalister Lupe Ontiveros as Mrs. Robles Alma Martinez as Gloria Neith Hunter as Marcie (the Redhead) Larry Blackmon as Slick dude Tito Larriva as Oscar Terrence Evans as Immigration Officer Tony Plana as Feo Eddie Barth as Lester Del Zamora as What’s Happening Boys Jason Scott Lee as What’s Happening Boys Production Following the success of Cheech & Chong's 1985 single "Born in East L.A.", a parody of Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." written by Cheech Marin, Frank Price, at the