American me (DVD) / Universal Pictures presents ; a Y.O.Y. production ; directed by Edward James Olmos ; screenplay by Floyd Mutrux, Desmond Nakano ; produced by Sean Daniel, Robert M. Young, Edward James Olmos.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1992. "Inspired by a true story." Bonus: Lives in hazard documentary; theatrical trailer. Edward James Olmos, William Forsythe, Pepe Serna, Evelina Fernandez, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa.
Summary:
Inspired by a true story, this is the story of a vicious Latino prison gang leader, doomed by his past to a life of harsh, unforgiving violence after his release from jail. He grows up in East Los Angeles, joins a street gang and is in prison while he is still of an age to be in high school. By the time he is back on the streets again, he is a skillful, educated criminal.
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