American Me (1992) - Credits and Details

American Me Credits and Details

Directed by
	Edward James Olmos
Written by
	Floyd Mutrux
	Desmond Nakano
Cast
	Sal Lopez	...	Pedro Santana
	Vira Montes	...	Esperanza Santana
	Roberto Martín Márquez	...	Acha (as Robert Martin Marquez)
	Dyana Ortelli	...	Yolanda
	Joe Aubel	...	Tattoo Artist
	Rob Garrett	...	Zoot Riot Bystander
	Lance August	...	Young Sailor
	Cody Glenn	...	Older Sailor
	Don Pugsley	...	Police Officer
	Panchito Gómez	...	Young Montoya Santana (as Panchito Gomez)
	Albert Joe Medina Jr.	...	Street Mechanic
	Alex Solís	...	Street Mechanic (as Alex Solis)
	Raymond Amezquita	...	Abuelito
	Steve Wilcox	...	Young JD
	Richard Coca	...	Young Mundo
	Javier Castellanos	...	Hazard Kid
	Richard Lee-Sung	...	Restaurant Owner
	Eric Close	...	Juvie Hall Attacker
	Christian Klemash	...	Blond Kid in Yard
	Brian Holechek	...	Juvie Officer (as Brian Joe Holechek)
	Rigoberto Jimenez	...	Big Happy
	Edward James Olmos	...	Montoya Santana
	William Forsythe	...	JD
	Pepe Serna	...	Mundo
	Daniel A. Haro	...	Huero
	Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	...	El Japo
	Domingo Ambriz	...	Pie Face
	Ron Thompson	...	Junkie
	Glenn Shelton	...	Visiting Room Guard
	Scott Johnstad	...	Visiting Room Guard
	Abraham Verduzco	...	Paulito - age 7
	Grace Morley	...	JD's Friend
	Danny De La Paz	...	Puppet
	Vic Trevino	...	Cheetah
	Robby Robinson	...	Drug Thief
	Paul Bollen	...	Doc
	Guillermo Pérez	...	Willie-Vato (as Guillermo Perez)
	Daniel Villarreal	...	Little Puppet
	Robert Chavez	...	Sparky
	Rafael H. Robledo	...	El Chucko
	Modesto M. Sanchez	...	Mo
	Dennis Ryan Sacco	...	Paulito - age 11
	Michael Shaner	...	Tony Scagnelli, Jr. (as Michael A. Shaner)
	Tom S. Ventimiglia	...	Segregation Guard
	William Fetzer	...	Processing Guard
	Thomas Richard Gorman III	...	Processing Guard
	George Padilla	...	Mundo's Attorney
	Humberto Madrigal	...	Veneno
	Jaime Gomez	...	Eddie
	Jose Guardado	...	Samson
	Jacob Vargas	...	Paulito - age 15
	Daniel Lujan	...	Mico (age 9)
	Evelina Fernández	...	Julie (as Evalina Fernandez)
	Rodney Rincon	...	Shoe Salesman
	John Rangel	...	Nelo - age 15
	Robert Pucci	...	Bodyguard
	Tony Giorgio	...	Don Antonio Scagnelli
	Sabino Villa Lobos	...	Tin Man (as Sabino Villalobos)
	Armando Briseno	...	Chuy
	Mauricio Ernesto Anzueto	...	Bam Bam
	Manny Perry	...	Arthur J
	Bennie Moore	...	Ronnie Little
	Alex Brown	...	Eddie Johnson
	William Smith	...	Deacon
	Gerald Lynn Walker	...	BGF Member (as Gerald L. Walker)
	William T. Amos	...	Tank
	Irma Aurea García	...	Lourdes (as Irma Aurea Garcia)
	Robert Alvarez	...	Ralphy (as Roberto Alvarez)
	Ken Medlock	...	Cop
	Rolando Molina	...	Cop
	Ana Lizarraga	...	Julie's Mother
	Steven Cisneros	...	Chivo
Uncredited Cast
	Dawud Abdullah	...	Prison Inmate
	Art Bonilla	...	NF Gangleader
	Tom Bower	...	Dornan
	Marc Cinquanta	...	Sailor
	Kevin Gardner	...	Sailor
	P. Raymond	...	Sailor
	Jessica Russell	...	Waitress
	Dennis Walter Smith Sr.	...	Interviewer
	Dave Smith	...	Prison inmate
Produced by
	Lou Adler
	Sean Daniel
	Brian E. Frankish
	Randee Lynne Jensen
	Antoinette Levine
	Floyd Mutrux
	Edward James Olmos
	Irwin Young
	Robert M. Young
Original Music by
	Claude Gaudette
	Dennis Lambert

Additional Info
Premiere:	March 13, 1992
DVD Release:	January 07, 2003
Blu-ray Release:	November 19, 2019
Country:
Distributor:	Universal Studios
Websites:

Ratings
7.1 / 10	66 / 100

Production Companies
Hivemind
Olmos Productions
Universal Pictures
YOY

Distributors
Universal Pictures (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
Hispanic Education And Media Group (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
Shout! Factory (2019) (USA) (Blu-ray)
Universal Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2002) (USA) (DVD)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2007) (USA) (DVD)

Filming Locations
Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA
California Institution for Men - 14901 Central Avenue, Chino, California, USA
CIW Prison, Chino, California, USA
East Los Angeles, California, USA
Folsom State Prison - 300 Prison Road, Represa, California, USA
Los Angeles County Juvenile Hall, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
San Francisco, California, USA

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