Walk Proud (1979)
He was tough enough for the streets... was he tough enough to leave them?
Genre : Drama, Romance
Runtime : 1H 42M
Director : Robert L. Collins
Synopsis
A young Chicano gang member in Los Angeles comes to realize that the gang life is not what he really wants but doesn't know how to get out.
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