Q 01/05

Who directed Blood In Blood Out?

A) Luis Valdez

B) Taylor Hackford

C) Allison Anders

D) Gregory Nava

Answer · why

B) Taylor Hackford

Taylor Hackford. The producer of La Bamba and director of An Officer and a Gentleman took the job himself after the actor first lined up to direct wal...

Q 02/05

Under what alternate title was Blood In Blood Out released to cinemas in 1993?

A) Bound by Honor

B) Boulevard Nights

C) Brothers in Arms

D) Walk Proud

Answer · why

A) Bound by Honor

Bound by Honor. The studio dropped the original title after a fight broke out at a test screening, fearing the words alone might incite violence in ci...

Q 03/05

Blood In Blood Out draws on the prison years of which poet, who co-wrote its screenplay?

A) Luis J. Rodriguez

B) Francisco X. Alarcón

C) Lorna Dee Cervantes

D) Jimmy Santiago Baca

Answer · why

D) Jimmy Santiago Baca

Jimmy Santiago Baca. He learned to read and write behind bars and came out a published poet, and he appears on screen as one of the inmates.

Q 04/05

By what title is Blood In Blood Out known to Spanish-speaking audiences?

A) Hermanos de Sangre

B) Sangre Entra, Sangre Sale

C) Sangre por Sangre

D) Honor de Barrio

Answer · why

C) Sangre por Sangre

Sangre por Sangre, 'blood for blood'. The film flopped in cinemas in 1993, then was reclaimed by Latino audiences as a classic.

Q 05/05

What does the phrase 'blood in, blood out' refer to?

A) A blood-brother oath

B) Kill to join, die to leave

C) A prison tattoo ritual

D) Every killing is avenged

Answer · why

B) Kill to join, die to leave

Kill to join, die to leave. It is the motto of La Onda, which is why Miklo cannot be admitted until he has killed an inmate from a rival gang.