American Me
1992 film directed by Edward James Olmos / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the film. For the CL Smooth album, see American Me (album). For the hardcore punk band, see American Me (band).
American Me is a 1992 American independent[3] crime drama film produced and directed by Edward James Olmos in his directorial debut, and written by Floyd Mutrux and Desmond Nakano. Olmos stars as Montoya Santana, who is loosely based on Mexican Mafia boss Rodolfo Cadena.[4] Executive producers included record producer Lou Adler, screenwriter Mutrux, and Irwin Young. The film is 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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Directed by | Edward James Olmos |
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Story by | Floyd Mutrux |
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Cinematography | Reynaldo Villalobos |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures[1] |
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Running time | 126 minutes[1] |
Country | United States[1] |
Languages | English Spanish |
Budget | $16 million[2] |
Box office | $13 million |
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