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Release date18 October 1985 (USA) WriterAlan Bowne (additional dialogue), Paul Morrissey ScreenplayPaul Morrissey, Alan Bowne CastRodney Harvey (Jose), Richard Ulacia (Thiago), Linda Kerridge (Carol), Marília Pêra (Rita la Punta) Similar moviesCleopatra Jones, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, John Wick, Unlawful Entry, The Hunting Party TaglineDrugs. Sex. Murder. All in a day's work for the kids of
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Mixed Blood is a 1985 film directed by Paul Morrissey and John Leguizamo's film debut.
Rita La Punta (Marília Pêra) leads a gang of underaged Brazilian kids in an attempt to seize control of New York's Lower East Side's drug trade from a Puerto Rican gang.
Critical reception
Vincent Canby of The New York Times enjoyed the film:
However, the reviewer at Time Out did not care for it: