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
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Edward James Olmos
Screenplay by
Floyd Mutrux
Desmond Nakano
Story by
Floyd Mutrux
Produced by
Edward James Olmos
Robert M. Young
Sean Daniel
Starring
Edward James Olmos
William Forsythe
Pepe Serna
Evelina Fernández
Cinematography
Reynaldo Villalobos
Edited by
Richard Candib
Arthur Coburn
Music by
Claude Gaudette
Dennis Lambert
Production companies
YOY Productions[1]
Olmos Productions[1]
The Sean Daniel Company[1]
Distributed by
Universal Pictures[1]
Release date
March 13, 1992 (1992-03-13)
Running time
126 minutes[1]
Country
United States[1]
Languages
English Spanish
Budget
$16 million[2]
Box office
$13 million
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.
^ abcdef"American Me (1992)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
^1991-93 Theatrical Film Releases - Rev. 4.4 Copyright 1991 by Eric Carter CIS 76050,3563 - 10/19/91
^America on Film - Google Books (pg.158)
^Mukhopadhyay, Arka (2021-04-23). "Is American Me a True Story? Is Montoya Santana Based on Real Life Gangster?". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
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