Cinematic background from El Norte 1983 - Brother and sister Enrique and Rosa flee persecution at home in Guatemala and journey north, through Mexico and on to the United States, with the dream of starting a new life.
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A man wearing a hat standing in front of a bush; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman is standing in front of candles in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman in a colorful shirt holding a bowl on her head; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A young man in a plaid shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman kneeling in front of a group of lit candles; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A man wearing a straw hat looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A man standing in the middle of a forest holding a hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman standing in front of a green building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A man wearing a cowboy hat standing in front of candles; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – Two men sitting at a table eating food; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A man wearing a straw hat in a pink room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A young man drinking a beer from a bottle; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – An older woman wearing a jacket and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A man holding a bottle of beer in his right hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman wearing a black hat and a gold necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A person wearing a colorful shirt; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman wearing a black hat and a red shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A man and a woman sitting on the floor; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A man and a woman kissing each other in a forest; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A man in a black vest is holding a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A man standing on the stairs of an airplane at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – Cars are driving down a freeway at dusk; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – An older man wearing a straw hat is sitting down; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – An older woman sitting in a chair wearing a sweater; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman laying on the floor with a vacuum cleaner; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A man wearing a black vest and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A group of women in colorful clothing carrying pots on their heads; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A couple of women standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A man standing next to a woman at a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A group of people sitting on a bench in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A person wearing a pink shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A man in a chef's outfit smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A man wearing a straw hat in front of a wooden structure; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A young man in a tuxedo talking to another young man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman standing in front of candles in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman kneeling down in the grass next to a tree; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – Two women wrapped in colorful blankets holding hands; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A bus driving down a road near a mountain; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman smoking a cigarette while sitting down; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A group of people sitting in a classroom; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman standing in a room with candles in the background; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A young man with long black hair wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A young woman looking at the camera with her eyes wide open; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A man in a chef's outfit making bread in front of another man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A large white building sitting next to a forest; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman sitting at a table looking at a book; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A group of people working in a sewing room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A person wearing a shirt and vest; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A person wearing a straw hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman with a braid is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman in a pink shirt looking at her reflection in a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A couple of people sitting on a bench in an airport; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A young man wearing a straw hat in front of candles in a dimly - lit room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – Two men sitting at a table with a bottle of beer; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A person wearing a suit and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A man holding a stick in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A person wearing a suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A group of people walking down a street carrying baskets of flowers; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A group of people sitting at a table with drinks; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – Palm trees blowing in the wind on a cloudy day; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman wrapped in a blanket holding a flower; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A man in a plaid shirt is standing in front of a tree; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A man in a white shirt is looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman drinking a beverage from a wine glass; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A man wearing a straw hat in the dark; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A young man wearing a cowboy hat and a plaid shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A view of a city skyline in the dark; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A man in a tuxedo holding a tray of food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A man smoking a cigarette while looking out a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A man with blood all over his face and head; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A group of chefs preparing food inside of a kitchen; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A woman wearing a nurse's hat sitting in front of a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A man and a woman are sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – Two men sitting at a bar drinking beer; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “El Norte” (1983), directed by Gregory Nava – A group of people sitting around a table at a restaurant; Medium shot, High angle