Enkele Maya-boeren in Guatemala hebben genoeg van hun leven dat wordt uitgebuit. Hun opstandje wordt hard in de kiem gesmoord door het leger. Een broer en zus weten de massamoord te ontvluchten. Zij trekken naar 'het beloofde land', namelijk Los Angeles.
Nee, helaas is El Norte nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Gregory Nava | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hilary Wright | Costume Design |
| Art | David Wasco | Set Dresser |
| Art | David Wasco | Set Designer |
| Camera | James Glennon | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Betsy Blankett Milicevic | Editor |
| Writing | Gregory Nava | Story |
| Writing | Anna Thomas | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gregory Nava | Screenplay |
| Sound | Robert Yerington | Sound |
| Production | Bob Morones | Casting |
| Directing | Mary Armantrout | Continuity |
| Art | Hilary Wright | Props |
| Lighting | Dwight Campbell | Gaffer |
| Camera | Mark Buckalew | Key Grip |
| Crew | Bob Ozman | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Roberto Gerhard | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Daniel Lemus Valenzuela | Costume Design |
| Directing | Rosa Pérez Romo | Continuity |
| Lighting | Ramiro Valencia | Gaffer |
| Camera | Alejandro Rangel | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alfredo Bustos | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Michael C. Moore | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Richard Portman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Lida Saskova | Music Editor |
| Sound | Gregg Barbanell | Foley |
| Editing | Tom Salvatore | Color Timer |
| Crew | Eraclio Zepeda | Translator |
| Crew | Arturo Arias | Translator |
| Sound | Malecio Martinez | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Emil Richards | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Irwin Young | Thanks |
| Production | Trevor Black | Production Manager |
| Production | Amanda Gill | Production Manager |
| Production | Anna Thomas | Producer |
