American Me (1992)

American Me is a 1992 biographical crime drama film produced and directed by Edward James Olmos, his first film as a director, and written by Floyd Mutrux and Desmond Nakano. Olmos also stars as the film's protagonist, Montoya Santana. Executive producers included record producer Lou Adler, screenwriter Mutrux, and Irwin Young. It depicts a fictionalized account of the founding and rise to power of the Mexican Mafia in the California prison system from the 1950s into the 1980s.

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Cast:

• Eric Close
• Danny De La Paz
• Evelina Fernández
• William Forsythe
• Panchito Gomez
• Daniel A. Haro
• Rigoberto Jimenez
• Sal Lopez
• Vira Montes
• Edward James Olmos
• Dyana Ortelli
• Roberto Martín Márquez
• Robby Robinson
• Rafael H. Robledo
• Pepe Serna
• Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
• Ron Thompson
• Jacob Vargas
• Daniel Villarreal
• Steve Wilcox