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film directed by Edward James Olmos

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 American crime drama film produced and directed by Edward James Olmos, in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Floyd Mutrux and Desmond Nakano.^[3] 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.

Ana lizarraga biography

The film is a fictionalized account of the founding and rise to power of the Mexican Mafia in the Californiaprison system from the s into the s.

In , the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".^[5]

Plot

The film spans 30 years of Chicano gang life in Los Angeles.

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