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Indigenous Guatemalan siblings Rosa and Enrique flee their village after a government massacre and undertake a perilous journey to the United States ('El Norte') seeking a new life, only to face new hardships as undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles.

Gregory Nava
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Anna Thomas
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"El Norte" is episode 17 of American Playhouse season 4. Directed by Gregory Nava and written by Gregory Nava, Anna Thomas, it aired on May 20, 1985.