
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


When Edward James Olmos set out on his directorial debut, American Me, he wanted to accomplish two things: to represent Chicano culture on the big screen and to save part of his community from gang violence. But when people were allegedly murdered because of their participation in the film and Olmos himself was allegedly extorted by the real life Mexican Mafia, it exposed the unintended risks of trying to represent someone with an agenda in mind, even a well-meaning one. On the 30th anniversary of the cult classic, host Alex Fumero and producer Nigel Duara delve into the true story of American Me and the legacy the controversial film left behind.
Listen here and subscribe to More Than a Movie: American Me on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
By iHeartPodcasts4.2
17991,799 ratings
When Edward James Olmos set out on his directorial debut, American Me, he wanted to accomplish two things: to represent Chicano culture on the big screen and to save part of his community from gang violence. But when people were allegedly murdered because of their participation in the film and Olmos himself was allegedly extorted by the real life Mexican Mafia, it exposed the unintended risks of trying to represent someone with an agenda in mind, even a well-meaning one. On the 30th anniversary of the cult classic, host Alex Fumero and producer Nigel Duara delve into the true story of American Me and the legacy the controversial film left behind.
Listen here and subscribe to More Than a Movie: American Me on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

37,622 Listeners

9,758 Listeners

4,805 Listeners

2,545 Listeners

56,909 Listeners

12,876 Listeners

20,386 Listeners

8,770 Listeners

969 Listeners

4,462 Listeners

3,557 Listeners

8,044 Listeners

789 Listeners

129 Listeners

1,550 Listeners

336 Listeners

985 Listeners

1,338 Listeners

1,590 Listeners

8,355 Listeners

179 Listeners

119 Listeners

143 Listeners

265 Listeners

137 Listeners

111 Listeners

384 Listeners

287 Listeners

652 Listeners

12,937 Listeners

477 Listeners

158 Listeners