American Me

CAST:
Montoya Santana Pedro Santana Esperanza Santana Acha Yolanda Young Montoya Santana        Tattoo Artist Zoot Riot Bystander Juvie Hall Attacker	Edward James Olmos Sal Lopez Vira Montes Roberto MartÍ Márquez Dyana Ortelli Panchito Gómez Joe Aubel Rob Garrett Eric Close

BASIC SYNOPSIS:

Eric Close plays an inmate of Juvenile Hall who shares a dormitory with the newly-arrived Montoya Santana. He attacks during Santana's first night, and rapes him. As he turns to walk away, after threatening to knife him if Satana says anything to anyone about the rape, Santana grabs him, forcing him onto his back on the bed. Satana slits his rapist's throat with the knife used in the attack.

This scene, though short, has a strong impact on Satana's life, gaining him respect from the other inmates but condemning him to many more years in prison.

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