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Where was American Me filmed?

1992 film, directed by Edward James Olmos.

  • San Francisco

The story is set in California, about 143 miles (230 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
California
Filmed in
San Francisco
Distance
About 143 miles (230 km) between California and the nearest filming location.
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About American Me

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Released
1992
Director
Edward James Olmos
Cast
William ForsythePepe SernaEdward James OlmosCary-Hiroyuki TagawaEric Close
Genre
BiographicalCrimeDramaHoodPrison

The film spans 30 years of Chicano gang life in Los Angeles.

Years later, in 1959, the Santana family's teenaged son, Montoya, forms a street gang called La Primera along with his friends J.D. and Mundo.

As a result, his sentence is extended, and he is moved to Folsom State Prison after he turns 18.

Famous lines from American Me

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Whatever, you know.Montoya Santana
  • I'm taking it off, ese.Montoya Santana
  • I want you to cosign it.J. D.
  • What are they saying, ese?Montoya Santana
  • I'm sorry to hear about Neto.Montoya Santana

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