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American Me (1992)
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Ratings: 6.9/10 from 3,509 users
Metascore:
66/100
Reviews: 41 user | 16 critic | 11 from Metacritic.com A Mexican-American Mafia kingpin is released from prison, falls in love for the first time, and grows introspective about his gangster lifestyle. Director:Edward James Olmos |
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Pedro Santana
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Vira Montes | ... |
Esperanza Santana
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Roberto Martín Márquez | ... |
Acha
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Yolanda
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Joe Aubel | ... |
Tattoo Artist
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Rob Garrett | ... |
Zoot Riot Bystander
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Young Sailor
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Cody Glenn | ... |
Older Sailor
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| Don Pugsley | ... |
Police Officer
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Panchito Gómez | ... |
Young Montoya Santana
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Albert Joe Medina Jr. | ... |
Street Mechanic
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Alex Solís | ... |
Street Mechanic
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Raymond Amezquita | ... |
Abuelito
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| Steve Wilcox | ... |
Young JD
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Young Mundo
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Storyline
This epic depiction of thirty years of Chicano gang life in Los Angeles focuses on a teen named Santana who, with his friends Mundo and the Caucasian-but-acting-Hispanic J.D., form their own gang and are soon arrested for a break-in. Santana gets into trouble again and goes straight from reform school to prison, spending eighteen year there, and becoming leader of a powerful gang, both inside and outside the prison, while there. When he is finally released, he tries to make sense of the violence in his life, in a world much changed from when last he was in it. Written by Gary Dickerson <slug@mail.utexas.edu>
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In prison they are the law. On the streets they are the power.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong violence and sensuality, and for language and drug content See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
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Sans rémission See more »Box Office
Budget:
$16,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$3,378,100 (USA) (15 March 1992) (830 Screens)Gross:
$13,086,430 (USA)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Written by Egnoian and Morgan
Performed by Sonny Knight
Courtesy of Starla Records
by arrangement with Original Sound Entertainment/Celebrity Licensing Inc. See more »
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Trivia
The characters of Santana (Olmos), J.D. (Forsythe) and Mundo (Serna) are based on real-life Mexican Mafia leaders Rudy "Cheyenne" Cadena, Joe "Pegleg" Morgan and Roberto "Robot" Salas. See more »Soundtracks
"Dedicated to You"Written by Egnoian and Morgan
Performed by Sonny Knight
Courtesy of Starla Records
by arrangement with Original Sound Entertainment/Celebrity Licensing Inc. See more »
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