Introducing: More Than a Movie: American Me

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What does it take for a movie to get somebody killed?
I'm Alex Fometo and on my new podcast, more Than
a Movie American Me, we'll dig into the history and
mystery surrounding one film that made a big impact on
Latino culture. We're talking about American Me. Eddie wanted to
make that film as real as possible. If this doesn't
scare you off, if you don't want to have to
live your life like this, make different choices. Directed by

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and starring Edward James, almost American Me had as much
drama behind the scenes as on screen, including the murders
of at least three people who worked on the movie.
And we had a sign of paper saying that if
we were taken hostage that they would not bargain for us.
They could have killed had order almost never addressed the

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motive for the killings. He still hasn't. Maybe it's because
allegedly he was threatened and extorted Eddie. You know, he
said that he had permission to do the film. Um so,
I don't know where they got lost in translation. Why
did Edward James almost do this movie when people warned
him it was so dangerous. I'm a documentary filmmaker and
Latino who has been working in the entertainment industry for

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twenty years. That's why when I heard the story of
American Me, I knew it was more than just about
the movie, or the rumors or even the fallout. What
happened to American Me is about one man's hopes and
dreams for his community and what could have been learn
about what really went down from the people that were there.
Listen to more than a movie, American Me on the
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your podcasts.