<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $4,496,583 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $35,000,000 </Td> </Tr> <P> Blood In Blood Out (also known as Bound by Honor) is a 1993 American crime - drama film directed by Taylor Hackford . It follows the intertwining lives of three Chicano relatives from 1972 to 1984 . They start out as members of a street gang in East Los Angeles, and as dramatic incidents occur, their lives and friendships are forever changed . Blood In Blood Out was filmed in 1991 throughout the Spanish - speaking areas of Los Angeles and inside California's San Quentin State Prison . </P> <P> Miklo is a man of Mexican and White American ethnicity who grew up in El Pico Aliso barrio in east Los Angeles . Upon moving back home from Las Vegas, Nevada, Miklo goes to stay with his two cousins Paco and Cruz . Miklo tells Cruz that he wants to join their gang Vatos Locos . While Paco is initially skeptical, Miklo later proves himself when he performs an attack on a rival gang, Tres Puntos . Afterwards he is made a member of Vatos Locos . </P>

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