Edward James Olmos as Montoya Santana

William Forsythe as J.D.

Pepe Serna as Mundo

Panchito Gómez as Young Montoya Santana

Steve Wilcox as Young J.D.

Danny De La Paz as Puppet

Sal Lopez as Pedro Santana

Dyana Ortelli as Yolanda

William Smith as Deacon

Evelina Fernández as Julie

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as El Japo

Daniel Villarreal as Little Puppet

Daniel A. Haro as Huero

Vira Montes as Esperanza Santana

Richard Coca as Young Mundo

Roberto Martín Márquez as Acha

Joe Aubel as Tattoo Artist

Rob Garrett as Zoot Riot Bystander

Lance August as Young Sailor

Cody Glenn as Older Sailor

Don Pugsley as Police Officer

Albert Joe Medina Jr. as Street Mechanic

Alex Solís as Street Mechanic

Raymond Amezquita as Abuelito

Javier Castellanos as Hazard Kid

Richard Lee-Sung as Restaurant Owner

Eric Close as Juvie Hall Attacker

Christian Klemash as Blond Kid in Yard

Brian Holechek as Juvie Officer

Rigoberto Jimenez as Big Happy

Domingo Ambriz as Pie Face

Ron Thompson as Junkie

Glenn Shelton as Visiting Room Guard

Scott Johnstad as Visiting Room Guard

Abraham Verduzco as Paulito - Age 7

Grace Morley as JD's Friend

Vic Trevino as Cheetah

Robby Robinson as Drug Thief

Paul Bollen as Doc

Guillermo Pérez as Willie-Vato

Robert Chavez as Sparky

Rafael H. Robledo as El Chucko

Modesto M. Sanchez as Mo

Dennis Ryan Sacco as Paulito - Age 11

Michael Shaner as Tony Scagnelli, Jr.

Tom S. Ventimiglia as Segregation Guard

William Fetzer as Processing Guard

Thomas Richard Gorman III as Processing Guard

George Padilla as Mundo's Attorney

Humberto Madrigal as Veneno

Jaime Gomez as Eddie

Jose Guardado as Samson

Jacob Vargas as Paulito - Age 15

Daniel Lujan as Mico - Age 9

Rodney Rincon as Shoe Salesman

John Rangel as Neto - Age 15

Robert Pucci as Bodyguard

Tony Giorgio as Don Antonio Scagnelli

Sabino Villa Lobos as Tin Man

Armando Briseno as Chuy

Mauricio Ernesto Anzueto as Bam Bam

Manny Perry as Arthur J

Bennie Moore as Ronnie Little

Alex Brown as Eddie Johnson

Gerald Lynn Walker as BGF Member

William T. Amos as Tank

Irma Aurea García as Lourdes

Robert Alvarez as Ralphy

Ken Medlock as Cop

Rolando Molina as Cop

Ana Lizarraga as Julie's Mother

Steven Cisneros as Chivo