History Film / BloodInBloodOut

* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Montana Seguera, the boss of La Onda.

* BestServedCold: The Aryvan Vanguard humiliate Miklo by forcibly removing his leg prosthetic and then throwing it a long distance like a football, forcing him to crawl to it on all fours. [[spoiler:He patiently waits until the Mexican Day of the Dead to wipe out both the AV and the B.G.A. He can be seen lying in his prison bed with an oh so satisfied smile on his face even as he knows the murders are going down in the rest of the prison.]]

* BestServedCold: The Aryvan Vanguard humiliate Miklo by forcibly removing his leg prosthetic and then throwing it a long distance like a football, forcing him to crawl to it on all fours. [[spoiler:He patiently waits until the Mexican Day of the Dead to wipe out both the AV and the B.G.A. He can be seen lying in his prison bed with an all so satisfied smile on his face even as he knows the murders are going down in the rest of the prison.]]

* BittersweetEnding: Thanks to a pep talk from Cruz, Paco finally comes to terms that he is responsible for the events leading to Miklo being imprisoned and Cruz getting injured.

* ItsAllMyFault: Paco blames himself for sending Miklo after spider and Cruz's injured back. [[EasilyForgiven For Cruz, it's water under the bridge]].

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Half-Chicano Miklo Velka (Creator/DamianChapa) returns to East Los Angeles and reunites with his cousins Paco Aguilar (Creator/BenjaminBratt) and Cruz Candelaria (Creator/JesseBorrego). Both are members of Vatos Locos, and after proving his worth, Miklo is inducted in the gang.

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''Blood In Blood Out'' (also known as ''Bound by Honor'' and ''Blood In Blood Out: Bound By Honor'') is a 1993 American epic crime drama film directed by Creator/TaylorHackford.

** Once the A.V. is decimated, La Onda turns on the B.G.A.

** Miklo’s mother goes AWOL after Juanita’s funeral.

* FromNobodyToNightmare: Miklo went from being a soldier in La Onda to a member of its ruling council, to leading Onda alongside Magic.

* CastTheExpert:
** The Warden at San Quentin Prison (Dan Vasquez) was the actual warden of said prison during filming.
** Creator/DannyTrejo himself is a former San Quentin inmate.

''Blood In Blood Out'' (also known as ''Bound by Honor'' and ''Blood In Blood Out: Bound By Honor'') is a 1993 American epic crime drama film directed by Taylor Hackford.

** In a show of cousin disowning their cousin, Paco severs all ties with Miklo following the purge of La Onda's rivals.

--'''Miklo:''' We're gonna spread La Onda gospel Billy Graham-style!

* BittersweetEnding: Thanks to a pep talk from Cruz, Paco finally comes to terms that he is responsible for the events leading to Miklo being imprisoned.

** In a show of cousin disowning their cousin, Paco severs all ties with Miklo following the purge of their rivals.

** Again, Miklo when he tries to explain to a furious Paco as to why he used his to take out Ryder and Bonafide's gangs.

** Miklo and Magic's reasoning as to why they betrayed Montana.

** Miklo and Magic outplayed the Aryan Vanguard, the Black Guerilla Army, and ''even the members of La Onda's inner circle'' in order to rule San QRivals.

* ActorAllusion: Benjamin Bratt could be considered as the California version of [[Series/LawAndOrder Rey Curtis]].

* ChekhovsGun: Bonafide's comb. [[spoiler: Miklo and Magic make a false copy and send it to a B.G.A. hitman with orders to assassinate Montana]]
* TheChessmaster: Miklo would make both [[Series/GameOfThrones Littlefinger]] and [[Series/{{Oz}} Ryan O'Reilly]] proud. Both he and Magic frame the B.G.A. for Montana's murder with a copy of Bonafide's comb. At Paco's behest, Miklo and Bonafide agree to a truce, , the B.G.A. joining forces with La Onda against the Aryan Vanguard. Once the Aryan Vanguard were decimated, La Onda took out the B.G.A.

* IHaveNoSon: Cruz is disowned by his family after Juanito's death. They reconcile some years later.

** Miklo and Magic outplayed the Aryan Vanguard, the Black Guerilla Army, and ''even the members of La Onda's inner circle'' in order to rule San Quentin.

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Par the course when [[SinisterShiv prison shanks]] are involved.

** Miklo and Magic outplayed the Aryan Vanguard, thr Black Guerilla Army, and ''even the members of La Onda's inner circle'' in order to rule San Quentin.

* TheChessmaster: Miklo would make both [[Series/GameOfThrones Littlefinger]] and [[Series/{{Oz}} Ryan O'Reilly]] proud. Both he and Magic frame the B.G.A. for Montana's murder, forcing Bonafide to join forces with La Onda against the Aryan Vanguard. Once the Aryan Vanguard were decimated, La Onda took out the B.G.A.

* UnwittingPawn: Paco is ''irate''when he discovers how his incarcerated cousin used him to take out Ryder and Bonafide.

* ActorAllusion: Benjamin Bratt could be considered as the California version of [[Series/LawAndOrder Rey Curtis]]

* TheChessmaster: Miklo would make Littlefinger proud. Both he and Magic frame the B.G.A. for Montana's murder, forcing Bonafide to join forces with La Onda against the Aryan Vanguard. Once the Aryan Vanguard were decimated, La Onda took out the B.G.A.

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Miklo and Magic's reasoning as to why they betrayed Montana.

* HandicappedBadass: Miklo, after losing a leg.

* SemperFi: Paco opts to join the Marines rather than go to prison.