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| {{Short description|1987 film by Cheech Marin}} | |||
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| name = Born In East L.A.| | |||
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| | caption = Theatrical release poster by ]<ref> https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/cheech-marin-born-east-la-key-art-41-1825380094</ref> and ]<ref>https://www.mickmcginty.com/illustration?lightbox=dataItem-kwlsqnsb</ref> | |||
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| | director = ] | |||
| | producer = ] | |||
| | screenplay = Cheech Marin | |||
| distributor = ]| | |||
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| starring = {{plainlist| | ||
| * Cheech Marin | |||
| runtime = 85 min.| | |||
| * ] | |||
| language = English| | |||
| * ] | |||
| budget =| | |||
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| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
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| | music = ] | |||
| | cinematography = Alex Phillips Jr. | |||
| | editing = ]<br />Stephen Lovejoy<br />David Newhouse<br />Mike Sheridan | |||
| | studio = Clear Type | |||
| | distributor = ] | |||
| | released = {{Film date|1987|8|21|United States}} | |||
| | runtime = 85 minutes | |||
| | country = United States | |||
| | language = English | |||
| | budget = | |||
| | gross = $17 million (US)<ref>{{cite web |title = Born in East L.A. (1987) |url = https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bornineastla.htm |publisher = ] |accessdate = March 19, 2011 }}</ref> | |||
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| '''''Born in East L.A.''''' is a ] ] film written and directed by ], formerly of the ] comedy team. | |||
| '''''Born in East L.A.''''' is a 1987 American ] ] written and directed by ] in his feature film directorial debut, who also starred in the film. It co-stars ], ], ], ], ] and ] in his first feature film debut. The film is based on his ], released as a 1985 single by ]. The film focuses on Rudy Robles, a ] from ] who is mistaken for an undocumented migrant and deported. | |||
| The movie is about a ] who authorities deport to ] even though he was born in ] and thus has American citizenship. | |||
| ''Born in East L.A.'' marked Marin's first solo film, without the involvement of his comedy partner, ], at the insistence of executive ], who was fired between greenlighting and production due to the failure of '']''. ''Born in East L.A.'' was ultimately a financial success, and bolstered Marin's reputation in the Latino community, winning several awards at the ]. | |||
| The film was based on a ] parody song (1985) of ]'s "]", written by Marin and released on the 1985 Cheech and Chong album '']''. The song was also made into a music video the same year. The song became a hit, and Marin decided to use the song as the source material for his first solo film. The film was distributed by ] who also released the film on ] and ]. | |||
| == |
==Plot== | ||
| Guadalupe Rudolfo "Rudy" Robles is told by his mother to pick up his cousin Javier at a factory in ] before she and his sister leave for ]. Robles arrives shortly before immigration officials raid the factory, and because he is carrying no identification and cannot confirm he is a U.S. citizen, he is deported to Mexico. | |||
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| The film starts off with Rudy (]) in his home in ] being told by his mother to pick up his cousin Javier (]) in ] at a factory before his mother and sister leave to ]. Rudy arrives only for a few minutes later the factory being raided by la ] (immigration officials). Rudy is wrongfully accused of being an ] by a crooked immigration officer in a cowboy hat, sunglasses, and Texan accent. Because he does not have any form of identification with him, and because his mother is out of town and cannot verify that he is a citizen, he is deported to ]. | |||
| In ], Rudy becomes friends with Jimmy and Dolores. Unable to contact his mother, Rudy makes repeated attempts to cross the border, all ending in failure. He cannot speak more than very simple ], though he is fluent in German from having served in ] in the ]. Jimmy offers to get him back home for a price. Having left home without his wallet, Rudy works for Jimmy as doorman at a strip club, earning extra money selling oranges and teaching five would-be immigrants to walk and talk like ] natives. | |||
| Rudy falls in love with Dolores and finally raises the money needed to be smuggled across the border. He goes on a date with Dolores and the next day, Rudy bids farewell to Jimmy, receives a last kiss goodbye from Dolores, and climbs into the truck that will take him across the border. After seeing a woman pleading to join her husband on the truck despite lacking the money to pay, Rudy gives the woman his place. | |||
| Rudy stands for the last time on the hill of the ] while two immigration officers sit in their truck watching in laughter. As Rudy raises his arms, hundreds of people appear and race towards the border, causing the immigration officers to hide in their truck. Rudy, Dolores, and their friends are able to walk into the United States. | |||
| Rudy and Dolores are kidnapped by smugglers and held for ransom, coincidentally, across the street from Rudy's home. He calls his cousin Javier to bring him his wallet so that he can pay off the kidnappers. The immigration officials from the beginning of the film arrive, and while Rudy is able to show his identification, the official say he is going to send Dolores back to El Salvador. Rudy and Dolores escape during the East Los Angeles ] parade, ending up on a float with a priest, who they ask to marry them. Rudy and Dolores both look at each other in happiness as they are wed. | |||
| ] | |||
| The immigration officer arrives to place Dolores under arrest, but Rudy explains that they are now married, making Dolores a legal resident. The crowd, witnessing everything, cheers. | |||
| ==Awards== | |||
| *]: Winner, Best Production Design & Best Screenplay. | |||
| *Havana Film Festival: 3rd Place, Grand Coral Prize, Cheech Marin. | |||
| == |
==Cast== | ||
| {{columns-list| | |||
| *'''Rudy''': Waaaaasss Sapenin' | |||
| * ] as Rudy Robles | |||
| *'''Rudy''': I was born in East L.A. man. I graduated from Belmont High School. | |||
| * ] as Javier | |||
| *'''Rudy''': The president of the United States is that guy from death valley days, john wayne or something. | |||
| * ] as Jimmy | |||
| *'''Immigration Officer''': What do we got here? Looks like a bean in a beanbag. | |||
| * ] as Dolores | |||
| *'''Rudy''': If you want to be cool, first you pull your headband into the cool position. then you just lean back, put this hand in your pocket and then you wave this hand behind you like you just cut one and your trying to shoo away the stinch. | |||
| * ] as McCalister | |||
| *'''Rudy''': What are you guys in for? '''Thug''': The good times. | |||
| * ] as Mrs. Robles | |||
| * Alma Martinez as Gloria | |||
| * ] as Marcie, The Redhead | |||
| * ] as Slick Dude | |||
| * ] as Oscar | |||
| * ] as Immigration Officer | |||
| * ] as Feo | |||
| * ] as Lester | |||
| * Del Zamora as What’s Happening Boys | |||
| * ] as What’s Happening Boys | |||
| }} | |||
| Although Tommy Chong did not have a role in the film, he appears in a comedic scene as a portrait of ] above an answering machine.<ref>{{cite news |title=Born in East L.A. |author=Jonathan Rosenbaum |url=https://chicagoreader.com/arts-culture/born-in-east-l-a/ |date=August 27, 1987 |newspaper=Chicago Reader}}</ref> | |||
| == |
==Production== | ||
| Following the success of ]'s 1985 single "]", a parody of ]'s "]" written by ], ], at the time a development executive at ], called Marin, whom he had known from having previously worked at ], where Cheech & Chong had made the films '']'' and '']''. Price suggested that the song would make a good film, but without ]'s involvement. With the deterioration of Marin's comedy partnership with Chong, Marin signed a contract with Universal to write, direct and star in ''Born in East L.A.''<ref name=Marin185>Marin, Cheech. "You're into video, I'm into film." ''Cheech is Not My Real Name''. P. 185. {{ISBN|978-1-4555-9234-0}}.</ref> | |||
| *This time Cheech is not just on the wrong side of the law. He's on the wrong side of the line. | |||
| *A comedy bordering on insanity. | |||
| *"Wha's 'appeneeeng?" - the only English that Rudy teaches his five Korean protegés. It is, he says, all they need to know in order to pass themselves off as Latinos in America. | |||
| Production commenced in ], where the crew faced difficulty filming from the Mexican government.<ref name=Marin186>Marin, Cheech. "Born in East L.A." ''Cheech Is Not My Real Name''. Pp. 186-189; 193-194; 196-197. {{ISBN|978-1-4555-9234-0}}.</ref> Actor ] (Feo) described ] as a collaborative director, saying, "He was open to ideas, and finding the socially relevant insight into what we were doing, as well as finding the comedy."<ref name=NBCLatino>Puga, Kristina. (08/31/2012). {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316023911/http://nbclatino.com/2012/08/31/cheech-marin-talks-about-born-in-east-l-a-25-years-later/ |date=2018-03-16 }}. NBC Latino.</ref> Marin and Plana worked together on developing the character, with Plana stating, "At the time, we had a couple of religious scandals going on, such as ] and ] — preachers who sinned publicly. We wanted to satirize them a little bit. We turned Feo into a guy who extorts money in the name of ]." Plana also improvised much of his dialogue, including "You don’t have to thank me, you just have to pay me."<ref name=NBCLatino/> | |||
| ==Trivia== | |||
| *The theatrically-released and home video versions cut the entire ending short (about 15 to 20 minutes of footage). In this version, the appearance of the priest standing behind Rudy and Dolores in the last shot of the film is never explained. However, censored versions of the film, such as the version shown on ], have the entire ending intact in order to fill out the film's length, which was shortened by cutting other scenes that were not suitable for regular television. | |||
| Also improvised was the scene with Marin standing outside the bar; the people that walked past him, Marin claims, were not extras, and their reactions were real.<ref name=NBCLatino/> | |||
| *According to Imdb the picture of Jesus Christ in Rudy's home is actually that of Marin's former comedy partner ]. | |||
| During shooting, the film's producer, ], was interviewed by a Mexican radio station, where he called for extras to come to the set to appear in the movie, where they would receive American scale pay, lunch and transportation paid for by the production.<ref name=Marin186/> | |||
| ==Release== | |||
| Between the greenlighting and production of ''Born in East L.A.'', Frank Price was fired by Universal due to the failure of '']'', which was blamed on Price. As a result of Price's departure from the studio, Universal chose to spend little money publicizing ''Born in East L.A.'', as Price was the only executive who supported the project.<ref name=Marin186/> | |||
| Ultimately, according to Marin, the film was the second-highest grossing release in its opening week.<ref name=Marin186/> The film also increased Marin's popularity among the Latino community.<ref name=Marin186/> However, the movie dropped by 40% in its second week at the box office.<ref>{{cite news|title= Weekend Box Office|newspaper= ]|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-09-01-ca-5289-story.html|access-date=August 16, 2013}}</ref> Still, ''Born in East L.A.'' proved to be a financial success.<ref name=Marin186/> During release, Marin traveled to ] to present the film as an official entry at the ].<ref name=Marin186/> | |||
| According to Marin, he also received praise from ], who Marin says left him a phone message stating, "I went in not expecting much and was blown away. You made a great film. You should be proud."<ref name=Marin186/> | |||
| ===Critical response=== | |||
| Kevin Thomas of the ''Los Angeles Times'' wrote, "''Born in East L.A.'' is an across-the-board winner" and said that it had "more energy and drive" than '']''.<ref name=Marin186/> | |||
| More negative response, however, came from critic Richard Harrington of '']'', who wrote:{{blockquote|text=The filming is often flat, as is much of the acting. In fact, the short musical video of "Born in East L.A." is far superior to the film.<ref>{{cite news |title=Born in East L.A. review |first=Richard |last=Harrington |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/bornineastlarharrington_a0aa63.htm |newspaper=] |date=August 31, 1987 |accessdate=March 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110042246/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/bornineastlarharrington_a0aa63.htm |archive-date=November 10, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>}} | |||
| Caryn James, film critic for '']'', wrote:{{blockquote|text=''Born in East L.A.'' is enormously good-natured—exactly the wrong tone for a comedy that needs all the rambunctious lunacy it can get. Instead, this story of an American mistakenly deported to Mexico as an illegal alien is amiable and plodding, the very last things you'd expect from Cheech, with or without ].<ref>{{cite news |title = Born in East L.A. review |first = Caryn |last = James |url = https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?_r=2&res=9B0DEFDE153AF937A1575BC0A961948260 |newspaper =] |date = August 24, 1987 |accessdate = March 12, 2010}}</ref>}} | |||
| ===Accolades=== | |||
| * ]: Winner, Best Production Design & Best Screenplay; 1987.<ref name=Marin186/> | |||
| * Havana Film Festival: 3rd Place, Grand Coral Prize, Cheech Marin; 1987.<ref name=Marin186/> | |||
| ==Home video releases and alterations== | |||
| An extended version of the film was produced for television, containing a longer, alternate ending.<ref name=highdefdigest/><ref name=highdefddiscnews/> | |||
| The movie was released in VHS and DVD format.<ref>{{cite news|title= Video Charts : Babies Booming, 'East L.A.' Rising|newspaper= ]|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-05-26-ca-4899-story.html |access-date=April 4, 2012}}</ref> ] released it on ] under their Shout Select banner on March 19, 2019. The Blu-ray edition included new interviews with Cheech Marin, Paul Rodriguez and Kamala Lopez, an audio commentary by Marin, the trailer, the theatrical cut in high definition and the extended television version in standard definition and in 4:3 (1.33:1) aspect ratio,<ref name=highdefddiscnews>{{Cite web|url=https://highdefdiscnews.com/2019/02/27/born-in-east-l-a-blu-ray-review/|title = Born in East L.A. – Blu-ray Review|date = 28 February 2019}}</ref> although High Def Digest reported that the television cut was presented in widescreen at 1.85:1.<ref name=highdefdigest>{{Cite web|url=https://bluray.highdefdigest.com/67283/bornineastla.html|title = Born in East L.A. (Collector's Edition) Blu-ray Review | High Def Digest}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:23, 21 December 2024
1987 film by Cheech Marin| Born in East L.A. | |
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 Theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan and Mick McGinty | |
| Directed by | Cheech Marin |
| Screenplay by | Cheech Marin |
| Produced by | Peter MacGregor-Scott |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Alex Phillips Jr. |
| Edited by | Don Brochu Stephen Lovejoy David Newhouse Mike Sheridan |
| Music by | Lee Holdridge |
| Production company | Clear Type |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $17 million (US) |
Born in East L.A. is a 1987 American satirical comedy film written and directed by Cheech Marin in his feature film directorial debut, who also starred in the film. It co-stars Paul Rodriguez, Daniel Stern, Kamala Lopez, Jan-Michael Vincent, Lupe Ontiveros and Jason Scott Lee in his first feature film debut. The film is based on his song of the same name, released as a 1985 single by Cheech & Chong. The film focuses on Rudy Robles, a Mexican-American from East Los Angeles who is mistaken for an undocumented migrant and deported.
Born in East L.A. marked Marin's first solo film, without the involvement of his comedy partner, Tommy Chong, at the insistence of executive Frank Price, who was fired between greenlighting and production due to the failure of Howard the Duck. Born in East L.A. was ultimately a financial success, and bolstered Marin's reputation in the Latino community, winning several awards at the Havana Film Festival.
Plot
Guadalupe Rudolfo "Rudy" Robles is told by his mother to pick up his cousin Javier at a factory in Downtown Los Angeles before she and his sister leave for Fresno. Robles arrives shortly before immigration officials raid the factory, and because he is carrying no identification and cannot confirm he is a U.S. citizen, he is deported to Mexico.
In Tijuana, Rudy becomes friends with Jimmy and Dolores. Unable to contact his mother, Rudy makes repeated attempts to cross the border, all ending in failure. He cannot speak more than very simple Spanglish, though he is fluent in German from having served in West Germany in the United States Army. Jimmy offers to get him back home for a price. Having left home without his wallet, Rudy works for Jimmy as doorman at a strip club, earning extra money selling oranges and teaching five would-be immigrants to walk and talk like East Los Angeles natives.
Rudy falls in love with Dolores and finally raises the money needed to be smuggled across the border. He goes on a date with Dolores and the next day, Rudy bids farewell to Jimmy, receives a last kiss goodbye from Dolores, and climbs into the truck that will take him across the border. After seeing a woman pleading to join her husband on the truck despite lacking the money to pay, Rudy gives the woman his place.
Rudy stands for the last time on the hill of the Mexico–United States border while two immigration officers sit in their truck watching in laughter. As Rudy raises his arms, hundreds of people appear and race towards the border, causing the immigration officers to hide in their truck. Rudy, Dolores, and their friends are able to walk into the United States.
Rudy and Dolores are kidnapped by smugglers and held for ransom, coincidentally, across the street from Rudy's home. He calls his cousin Javier to bring him his wallet so that he can pay off the kidnappers. The immigration officials from the beginning of the film arrive, and while Rudy is able to show his identification, the official say he is going to send Dolores back to El Salvador. Rudy and Dolores escape during the East Los Angeles Cinco de Mayo parade, ending up on a float with a priest, who they ask to marry them. Rudy and Dolores both look at each other in happiness as they are wed.
The immigration officer arrives to place Dolores under arrest, but Rudy explains that they are now married, making Dolores a legal resident. The crowd, witnessing everything, cheers.
Cast
- Cheech Marin as Rudy Robles
- Paul Rodriguez as Javier
- Daniel Stern as Jimmy
- Kamala Lopez as Dolores
- Jan-Michael Vincent as McCalister
- Lupe Ontiveros as Mrs. Robles
- Alma Martinez as Gloria
- Neith Hunter as Marcie, The Redhead
- Larry Blackmon as Slick Dude
- Tito Larriva as Oscar
- Terrence Evans as Immigration Officer
- Tony Plana as Feo
- Eddie Barth as Lester
- Del Zamora as What’s Happening Boys
- Jason Scott Lee as What’s Happening Boys
Although Tommy Chong did not have a role in the film, he appears in a comedic scene as a portrait of Jesus Christ above an answering machine.
Production
Following the success of Cheech & Chong's 1985 single "Born in East L.A.", a parody of Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." written by Cheech Marin, Frank Price, at the time a development executive at Universal Pictures, called Marin, whom he had known from having previously worked at Columbia Pictures, where Cheech & Chong had made the films Nice Dreams and Things Are Tough All Over. Price suggested that the song would make a good film, but without Tommy Chong's involvement. With the deterioration of Marin's comedy partnership with Chong, Marin signed a contract with Universal to write, direct and star in Born in East L.A.
Production commenced in Tijuana, Mexico, where the crew faced difficulty filming from the Mexican government. Actor Tony Plana (Feo) described Cheech Marin as a collaborative director, saying, "He was open to ideas, and finding the socially relevant insight into what we were doing, as well as finding the comedy." Marin and Plana worked together on developing the character, with Plana stating, "At the time, we had a couple of religious scandals going on, such as Jim Bakker and Jimmy Swaggart — preachers who sinned publicly. We wanted to satirize them a little bit. We turned Feo into a guy who extorts money in the name of Jesus." Plana also improvised much of his dialogue, including "You don’t have to thank me, you just have to pay me."
Also improvised was the scene with Marin standing outside the bar; the people that walked past him, Marin claims, were not extras, and their reactions were real.
During shooting, the film's producer, Peter MacGregor-Scott, was interviewed by a Mexican radio station, where he called for extras to come to the set to appear in the movie, where they would receive American scale pay, lunch and transportation paid for by the production.
Release
Between the greenlighting and production of Born in East L.A., Frank Price was fired by Universal due to the failure of Howard the Duck, which was blamed on Price. As a result of Price's departure from the studio, Universal chose to spend little money publicizing Born in East L.A., as Price was the only executive who supported the project.
Ultimately, according to Marin, the film was the second-highest grossing release in its opening week. The film also increased Marin's popularity among the Latino community. However, the movie dropped by 40% in its second week at the box office. Still, Born in East L.A. proved to be a financial success. During release, Marin traveled to Havana, Cuba to present the film as an official entry at the Havana Film Festival.
According to Marin, he also received praise from Richard Pryor, who Marin says left him a phone message stating, "I went in not expecting much and was blown away. You made a great film. You should be proud."
Critical response
Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "Born in East L.A. is an across-the-board winner" and said that it had "more energy and drive" than La Bamba.
More negative response, however, came from critic Richard Harrington of The Washington Post, who wrote:
The filming is often flat, as is much of the acting. In fact, the short musical video of "Born in East L.A." is far superior to the film.
Caryn James, film critic for The New York Times, wrote:
Born in East L.A. is enormously good-natured—exactly the wrong tone for a comedy that needs all the rambunctious lunacy it can get. Instead, this story of an American mistakenly deported to Mexico as an illegal alien is amiable and plodding, the very last things you'd expect from Cheech, with or without Chong.
Accolades
- Havana Film Festival: Winner, Best Production Design & Best Screenplay; 1987.
- Havana Film Festival: 3rd Place, Grand Coral Prize, Cheech Marin; 1987.
Home video releases and alterations
An extended version of the film was produced for television, containing a longer, alternate ending.
The movie was released in VHS and DVD format. Shout Factory released it on Blu-ray under their Shout Select banner on March 19, 2019. The Blu-ray edition included new interviews with Cheech Marin, Paul Rodriguez and Kamala Lopez, an audio commentary by Marin, the trailer, the theatrical cut in high definition and the extended television version in standard definition and in 4:3 (1.33:1) aspect ratio, although High Def Digest reported that the television cut was presented in widescreen at 1.85:1.
References
- https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/cheech-marin-born-east-la-key-art-41-1825380094
- https://www.mickmcginty.com/illustration?lightbox=dataItem-kwlsqnsb
- "Born in East L.A. (1987)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- Jonathan Rosenbaum (August 27, 1987). "Born in East L.A." Chicago Reader.
- Marin, Cheech. "You're into video, I'm into film." Cheech is Not My Real Name. P. 185. ISBN 978-1-4555-9234-0.
- ^ Marin, Cheech. "Born in East L.A." Cheech Is Not My Real Name. Pp. 186-189; 193-194; 196-197. ISBN 978-1-4555-9234-0.
- ^ Puga, Kristina. (08/31/2012). Cheech Marin talks about "Born in East L.A.," 25 years later Archived 2018-03-16 at the Wayback Machine. NBC Latino.
- "Weekend Box Office". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
- Harrington, Richard (August 31, 1987). "Born in East L.A. review". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- James, Caryn (August 24, 1987). "Born in East L.A. review". The New York Times. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- ^ "Born in East L.A. (Collector's Edition) Blu-ray Review | High Def Digest".
- ^ "Born in East L.A. – Blu-ray Review". 28 February 2019.
- "Video Charts : Babies Booming, 'East L.A.' Rising". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
External links
- Born in East L.A. at IMDb
- Born in East L.A. at the TCM Movie Database
- Born in East L.A. at Letterboxd
- Born in East L.A. at Rotten Tomatoes
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