American Me

2h 5m

7.4

During his 18 years in Folsom Prison, street-gang leader Santana rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. Upon his release, Santana goes back to his old neighborhood, intending to lead a peaceful, crime-free life. But his old gang buddies force him back into his old habits.

Cast

Edward James Olmos

Montoya Santana

William Forsythe

Panchito Gómez

Young Montoya Santana

Danny De La Paz

Evelina Fernández

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Daniel Villarreal

Esperanza Santana

Roberto Martín Márquez

Zoot Riot Bystander

Albert Joe Medina Jr.

Street Mechanic

Street Mechanic

Raymond Amezquita

Javier Castellanos

Richard Lee-Sung

Restaurant Owner

Juvie Hall Attacker

Christian Klemash

Blond Kid in Yard

Rigoberto Jimenez

Visiting Room Guard

Visiting Room Guard

Abraham Verduzco

Paulito - Age 7

Guillermo Pérez

Rafael H. Robledo

Modesto M. Sanchez

Dennis Ryan Sacco

Paulito - Age 11

Tony Scagnelli, Jr.

Tom S. Ventimiglia

Segregation Guard

Processing Guard

Thomas Richard Gorman III

Processing Guard

Mundo's Attorney

Humberto Madrigal

Paulito - Age 15

Don Antonio Scagnelli

Sabino Villa Lobos

Armando Briseno

Mauricio Ernesto Anzueto

Gerald Lynn Walker

William T. Amos

Irma Aurea García

Steven Cisneros

Crew

Edward James Olmos

Director, Producer

Screenplay, Story, Executive Producer

Elizabeth Schmidt

Assistant Editor

Assistant Editor

Assistant Editor

Assistant Editor

Reynaldo Villalobos

Director of Photography

Richard Espinoza

First Assistant Director

Second Assistant Director

Second Second Assistant Director

Fabiana Arrastia

Assistant Production Coordinator

Production Coordinator

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Robert M. Young

Producer, Camera Operator

Antoinette Levine

Associate Producer, Location Manager

Randee Lynne Jensen

Associate Producer

Brian E. Frankish

Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager

Production Design

Camera Operator

Donald E. Thorin Jr.

First Assistant Camera

First Assistant Camera

Douglas L. Adam Jr.

Additional First Assistant Camera

Tony Villalobos

Second Assistant Camera

Reynaldo Villalobos III

Second Assistant Camera

David L. Butler

Helicopter Camera

Steadicam Operator

Steadicam Operator

Michael Meinardus

Steadicam Operator

Post Production Coordinator

Post Production Supervisor

Casting Associate

Extras Casting Coordinator

Assistant Costume Designer

Costume Supervisor

Sylvia Vega-Vasquez

Costume Illustrator

Jessica Vasquez

Assistant Hairstylist

Makeup Department Head

Supervising Sound Editor

James J. Isaacs

William L. Manger

Assistant Sound Editor

Assistant Sound Editor

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Production Sound Mixer

Sound Recordist

Supervising ADR Editor

Sukey Fontelieu

Tanya Sharp David

Chief Lighting Technician

Special Effects Coordinator

Claude Gaudette

Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

Original Music Composer, Music Supervisor

Music Consultant

Michael Lippman

Music Consultant

George A. Martin

Supervising Music Editor

Transportation Captain

Transportation Captain

Transportation Coordinator

Ramona Sánchez-Waggoner

Production Accountant

Darrell L. Wight

Stephanie J. Gordon

Construction Coordinator

Still Photographer

Technical Advisor

Cassandra Barrere

Script Supervisor

Best Boy Electric

Assistant Location Manager

Henry Kingi Jr.

Chuck Picerni Jr.

Jeff 'JJ' Dashnaw

Peewee Piemonte

Buddy Joe Hooker

Gerard 'Gus' Williams

Stunt Coordinator

Property Master

Eugene Freiburger

Assistant Property Master

Production Illustrator

Stephen R. Ferry

Marc Martin Del Campo

Public Relations

Sharon McGeeney

Negative Cutter

Negative Cutter

Clarence Tindell