American Me (1992)

Director:	Edward James Olmos
Actors:	William Forsythe, Edward James Olmos, Panchito Gomez, Sal Lopez, Lance August, Don Pugsley, Alex Solis, Richard Coca, Raymond Amezquita, Joe Aubel, Roberto Martin Marquez, Cody Glenn, Albert Joe Medina Jr., Vira Montes, Dyana Ortelli, Steve Wilcox, Rob Garrett

In prison they are the law. On the streets they are the power.

Santana, a youth from the streets of East Los Angeles, becomes the leader of the Mexican Mafia behind the gates of Folsom Prison. With his two childhood friends, Santana rules the prison with an iron fist, continuing a vicious cycle from which there is no escape. After serving his sentence, Santana is back on the streets for the first time since his teenage years. But he learns life on the outside is as rough as it is behind bars, for the harsh reality of barrio life and his blood-stained past will not give Santana the chance to turn his back on his former way of life.