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 |
| Art | David Wasco | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hilary Wright | Costume Design |
| Art | David Wasco | Set Dresser |
| Camera | James Glennon | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Betsy Blankett Milicevic | Editor |
| Writing | Gregory Nava | Story |
| Writing | Gregory Nava | Screenplay |
| Writing | Anna Thomas | Screenplay |
| Sound | Robert Yerington | Sound |
| Lighting | Dwight Campbell | Gaffer |
| Sound | Lida Saskova | Music Editor |
| Directing | Mary Armantrout | Continuity |
| Camera | Mark Buckalew | Key Grip |
| Directing | Roberto Gerhard | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Malecio Martinez | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Bob Ozman | Stunt Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Daniel Lemus Valenzuela | Costume Design |
| Directing | Rosa Pérez Romo | Continuity |
| Camera | Alejandro Rangel | Key Grip |
| Sound | Michael C. Moore | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Emil Richards | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alfredo Bustos | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Richard Portman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Gregg Barbanell | Foley |
| Editing | Tom Salvatore | Color Timer |
| Lighting | Ramiro Valencia | Gaffer |
| Crew | Arturo Arias | Translator |
| Production | Bob Morones | Casting |
| Art | Hilary Wright | Props |
| Crew | Eraclio Zepeda | Translator |
| Crew | Irwin Young | Thanks |
| Production | Amanda Gill | Production Manager |
| Production | Trevor Black | Production Manager |
| Production | Anna Thomas | Producer |
