“Blood In…Blood Out”Bound By Honor. In the movie “Blood In…Blood Out,” there are three young Chicano teenagers just trying to survive in a white man's world. First, you have Paco, a rebellious teenager who loves to fight and is part of a small East Los Angeles street gang called the "Vatos Locos". Then there is his half-brother Cruz, who is trying to get away from the gang life by painting, however, he still is and hangs out with the Vatos Locos. Finally, with blonde hair, blue eyes and white skin, there is Miklo, Cruz and Paco's cousin, who ran away from his white father to reconnect with his Mexican roots. The only problem is that Miklo doesn't look Chicano, and the Mexican community, including Paco, has a hard time accepting him into the world he wants so badly to be a part of. His friends call him names like “white boy” or “guero” to make fun of his skin. Miklo however, is determined to earn the respect of his peers, decides that he also wants to be a “Vato Loco”, which doesn't sit very well with Paco. He says to Miklo, “Do white guys get VLplacas (tattoos)? No, it doesn't happen. Unless...” and that's where it all begins. Paco decides that his cousin can be part of the Vatos Locos, but since he is half white, he will have to prove himself to the group by doing something big for them. Miklo quickly obeys and smashes the window of a rival gang called "Tres Puntos". In this way Miklo finds himself among the "crowd" as he always wanted to be. Tres Puntos does not agree, takes it out on Cruz and thus begins a gang war. Things get even worse when, in a war between the two gangs, Miklo shoots and kills lead member Spider. This leads to even bigger problems than Miklo can imagine: San Quentin prison. Suddenly, everything Miklo learned in the street gang becomes obsolete, and he is once again an outsider with no one to turn to. The AV'ers, a clique of white males in prison, want Miklo to side with them, but Miklo wants no part of them. Instead, he wants to be with the Mexican gang La Onda, who wants nothing to do with this “guero” (white boy in Spanish). They get angry with him, insult him and don't want him in their sight.