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American Me: Directed by Edward James Olmos. With Sal Lopez, Vira Montes, Roberto Martín Márquez, Dyana Ortelli. A Mexican-American Mafia kingpin is released from prison, falls in love for the first time, and grows introspective about his gangster lifestyle.
Cast. Edward James Olmos as Montoya Santana, based on Rudy "Cheyenne" Cadena, a notorious La Eme mob boss. Cheyenne died in 1972 after being stabbed and bludgeoned to death by members of the Mexican Mafia's long-standing bitter rival, the Nuestra Familia. Panchito Gomez as Young Montoya Santana.
Joseph Morgan (born Joseph Međugorac; April 10, 1929 [1] – November 8, 1993) [2] was an American gangster who became the first non-Mexican American member of the Mexican Mafia. He received the nickname "Pegleg" by authorities because of his prosthetic leg .
In 1972, after a violent confrontation with his abusive father, Miklo Velka, a teenager of half-Mexican descent, leaves Las Vegas for East Los Angeles. He moves in with his cousins, Paco and Cruz, who are members of the Vatos Locos gang.
Depicting a Mexican Mafia lord and his rise to power from within prison, the film eschews Coppola's nostalgic romanticization of gangsters in the Godfather films and Scorsese's sleek embellishments in his mob films.
27 Απρ 2022 · A film production led to the murder of 10 people associated with it, as the movie angered Mexican mafia members and prompted unfortunate reprisals.
23 Απρ 2021 · The film begins with Montoya Santana going into jail. In flashbacks, we see his Mexican roots and his journey of becoming a notorious drug mafia. Santana remembers his beauteous mother, Esperanza, one of the Zoot Suiters. Post-war America was torn apart by racial violence.
