 | Edward James Olmos als Montoya Santana |
 | William Forsythe als J.D. |
 | Pepe Serna als Mundo |
 | Panchito Gómez als Young Montoya Santana |
 | Steve Wilcox als Young J.D. |
 | Danny De La Paz als Puppet |
 | Sal Lopez als Pedro Santana |
 | Dyana Ortelli als Yolanda |
 | William Smith als Deacon |
| Evelina Fernández als Julie |
 | Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa als El Japo |
 | Daniel Villarreal als Little Puppet |
| Daniel A. Haro als Huero |
| Vira Montes als Esperanza Santana |
 | Richard Coca als Young Mundo |
| Roberto Martín Márquez als Acha |
| Joe Aubel als Tattoo Artist |
| Rob Garrett als Zoot Riot Bystander |
 | Lance August als Young Sailor |
| Cody Glenn als Older Sailor |
| Don Pugsley als Police Officer |
| Albert Joe Medina Jr. als Street Mechanic |
| Alex Solís als Street Mechanic |
| Raymond Amezquita als Abuelito |
| Javier Castellanos als Hazard Kid |
| Richard Lee-Sung als Restaurant Owner |
 | Eric Close als Juvie Hall Attacker |
| Christian Klemash als Blond Kid in Yard |
| Brian Holechek als Juvie Officer |
| Rigoberto Jimenez als Big Happy |
 | Domingo Ambriz als Pie Face |
 | Ron Thompson als Junkie |
| Glenn Shelton als Visiting Room Guard |
| Scott Johnstad als Visiting Room Guard |
| Abraham Verduzco als Paulito - Age 7 |
| Grace Morley als JD's Friend |
| Vic Trevino als Cheetah |
| Robby Robinson als Drug Thief |
| Paul Bollen als Doc |
| Guillermo Pérez als Willie-Vato |
| Robert Chavez als Sparky |
 | Rafael H. Robledo als El Chucko |
| Modesto M. Sanchez als Mo |
| Dennis Ryan Sacco als Paulito - Age 11 |
| Michael Shaner als Tony Scagnelli, Jr. |
| Tom S. Ventimiglia als Segregation Guard |
| William Fetzer als Processing Guard |
| Thomas Richard Gorman III als Processing Guard |
| George Padilla als Mundo's Attorney |
| Humberto Madrigal als Veneno |
 | Jaime Gomez als Eddie |
| Jose Guardado als Samson |
 | Jacob Vargas als Paulito - Age 15 |
| Daniel Lujan als Mico - Age 9 |
| Rodney Rincon als Shoe Salesman |
| John Rangel als Neto - Age 15 |
| Robert Pucci als Bodyguard |
 | Tony Giorgio als Don Antonio Scagnelli |
| Sabino Villa Lobos als Tin Man |
| Armando Briseno als Chuy |
| Mauricio Ernesto Anzueto als Bam Bam |
 | Manny Perry als Arthur J |
| Bennie Moore als Ronnie Little |
| Alex Brown als Eddie Johnson |
| Gerald Lynn Walker als BGF Member |
| William T. Amos als Tank |
| Irma Aurea García als Lourdes |
| Robert Alvarez als Ralphy |
 | Ken Medlock als Cop |
 | Rolando Molina als Cop |
| Ana Lizarraga als Julie's Mother |
| Steven Cisneros als Chivo |
| Edward James Olmos | Director |
| Floyd Mutrux | Screenplay |
| Desmond Nakano | Screenplay |
| Floyd Mutrux | Story |
| Robert M. Young | Producer |
| Richard Toyon | Art Direction |
| Edward James Olmos | Producer |
| Randee Lynne Jensen | Associate Producer |
| Antoinette Levine | Associate Producer |
| Sean Daniel | Producer |
| Reynaldo Villalobos | Director of Photography |
| Sylvia Vega-Vasquez | Costume Design |
| Lou Adler | Executive Producer |
| Floyd Mutrux | Executive Producer |
| Joe Aubel | Production Design |
| Brian E. Frankish | Co-Producer |
| Irwin Young | Executive Producer |
| Bob Morones | Casting |
| Claude Gaudette | Original Music Composer |
| Martin Price | Set Decoration |
| Richard Candib | Editor |
| Arthur Coburn | Editor |
| Dennis Lambert | Original Music Composer |
| Stephen R. Ferry | Swing |
| Martine White | Assistant Location Manager |
| David Pauker | Post Production Supervisor |
| Dennis Lambert | Music Supervisor |
| Don Varela | Transportation Captain |
| Jeff Mart | Steadicam Operator |
| Reynaldo Villalobos III | Second Assistant Camera |
| Elizabeth Schmidt | Assistant Editor |
| Cassandra Barrere | Script Supervisor |
| Mike Amorelli | Best Boy Electric |
| Dale Johnston | Sound Editor |
| Jim Yant | Sound Editor |
| Greg W. Lowe | ADR Recordist |
| Richard Espinoza | First Assistant Director |
| Robert M. Young | Camera Operator |
| Willie Perez | Key Costumer |
| Terra Abroms | Post Production Coordinator |
| Jimmy Ling | Sound Editor |
| Albert Romero | Sound Recordist |
| Monica Vasquez | Costumer |
| Sharon Hollis | Transportation Captain |
| Horace Jordan | First Assistant Camera |
| Stephanie J. Gordon | Set Designer |
| Darrell L. Wight | Set Designer |
| Denise Wingate | Assistant Costume Designer |
| David Scott | Property Master |
| Bill Weinman | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Brian Whitley | Second Assistant Director |
| Michael Meinardus | Steadicam Operator |
| Maria Varni | Loader |
| Lori Martino | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Karin Roulo | Foley Mixer |
| Carlos Yeaggy | Makeup Department Head |
| Hugo Cortina | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Bruce Bell | Sound Editor |
| Claude Gaudette | Orchestrator |
| George A. Martin | Supervising Music Editor |
| Donald E. Thorin Jr. | First Assistant Camera |
| David L. Butler | Helicopter Camera |
| Dean B. Katz | Set Dresser |
| Antoinette Levine | Location Manager |
| Jessica Vasquez | Costumer |
| Ramona Sánchez-Waggoner | Production Accountant |
| Sukey Fontelieu | ADR Editor |
| Steve Bridge | Camera Operator |
| Lance Lombardo | Leadman |
| Paula Suhy | Assistant Editor |
| Dennis Jones | Production Sound Mixer |
| Eugene Freiburger | Assistant Property Master |
| Joe Hicks | Dolly Grip |
| Jeff Olan | Extras Casting Coordinator |
| Susan Godfrey | Assistant Editor |
| Robbie Knott | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Richard Oswald | Sound Editor |
| Tony Casas | Technical Advisor |
| Joseph Musso | Production Illustrator |
| Michael Lippman | Music Consultant |
| Bruce Frazier | Conductor |
| Tanya Sharp David | ADR Mixer |
| Sally Perle | Extras Casting |
| Russell Gray | Casting Associate |
| Brian E. Frankish | Unit Production Manager |
| Tony Friedkin | Still Photographer |
| T. Sano Kwong | Best Boy Grip |
| John Stacy | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Randy Peters | Transportation Coordinator |
| Randy Nolen | Steadicam Operator |
| Douglas L. Adam Jr. | Additional First Assistant Camera |
| Marc Martin Del Campo | Swing |
| Julian Mendoza | Costume Illustrator |
| William L. Manger | Sound Editor |
| Mark Gordon | Sound Editor |
| Andy D'Addario | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Greg Villalva | Construction Coordinator |
| Matt Hailey | Swing |
| Bob Munoz | Key Grip |
| Lily Diamond | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Dan Thomas | Sound Editor |
| David Spence | Sound Editor |
| James J. Isaacs | Sound Editor |
| Jeff Clark | Sound Editor |
| Dawn Solér | Music Consultant |
| James Bolt | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Gloria Ponce | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Luis Reyes | Publicist |
| Denise Whiting | ADR Editor |
| Tony Villalobos | Second Assistant Camera |
| Bob Hoffman | Public Relations |
| Pat Suraci | Boom Operator |
| Julie Dole | Assistant Editor |
| John Casey | Costume Supervisor |
| Shelly Glasser | Production Coordinator |
| Fabiana Arrastia | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| David Abbott | Makeup Artist |
| Theo Mayes | Hairstylist |
| Jack Woods | Sound Editor |
| Clarence Tindell | Grip |
| Brian Ralph | Negative Cutter |
| Brian Holechek | Grip |
| Phil Hetos | Color Timer |
| Sharon McGeeney | Negative Cutter |
| Joel Kramer | Stunt Coordinator |
| Gus Williams | Stunts |
| Chuck Picerni Jr. | Stunts |
| Henry Kingi | Stunts |
| Freddie Hice | Stunts |
| Tim A. Davison | Stunts |
| John C. Meier | Stunts |
| Peewee Piemonte | Stunts |
| Jeffrey J. Dashnaw | Stunts |
| Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunts |
| Tony Epper | Stunts |
| Danny Epper | Stunts |
| Erik Rondell | Stunts |
| Lane Leavitt | Stunts |
| Henry Kingi Jr. | Stunts |
| Norman Howell | Stunts |
| Jimmy Ortega | Stunts |
