Hij groeide op met een sterk gevoel voor zijn Mexicaanse identiteit, en nu hij in de gevangenis zit regelt hij nog steeds de drughandel van de Mexicaanse maffia. Na de dood van zijn moeder komt hij vrij, maar echte vrijheid kent hij nog steeds niet.
Nee, helaas is American Me nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Writing | Desmond Nakano | Screenplay |
| Directing | Edward James Olmos | Director |
| Writing | Floyd Mutrux | Screenplay |
| Crew | Danny Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Tony Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Erik Rondell | Stunts |
| Production | Robert M. Young | Producer |
| Crew | Lane Leavitt | Stunts |
| Production | Edward James Olmos | Producer |
| Writing | Floyd Mutrux | Story |
| Art | Martin Price | Set Decoration |
| Production | Lou Adler | Executive Producer |
| Production | Bob Morones | Casting |
| Editing | Richard Candib | Editor |
| Editing | Arthur Coburn | Editor |
| Production | Brian E. Frankish | Co-Producer |
| Art | Richard Toyon | Art Direction |
| Production | Sean Daniel | Producer |
| Camera | Reynaldo Villalobos | Director of Photography |
| Art | Joe Aubel | Production Design |
| Production | Antoinette Levine | Associate Producer |
| Production | Irwin Young | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Claude Gaudette | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sylvia Vega-Vasquez | Costume Design |
| Production | Randee Lynne Jensen | Associate Producer |
| Production | Floyd Mutrux | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Dennis Lambert | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Henry Kingi Jr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Jimmy Ortega | Stunts |
| Crew | Norman Howell | Stunts |
| Crew | Chuck Picerni Jr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Henry Kingi | Stunts |
| Crew | Freddie Hice | Stunts |
| Crew | Tim A. Davison | Stunts |
| Crew | John C. Meier | Stunts |
| Crew | Jeffrey J. Dashnaw | Stunts |
| Directing | Brian Ort | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Peewee Piemonte | Stunts |
| Crew | Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunts |
| Art | Stephen R. Ferry | Swing |
| Camera | Randy Nolen | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Robert M. Young | Camera Operator |
| Art | Joseph Musso | Production Illustrator |
| Editing | Elizabeth Schmidt | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Donald E. Thorin Jr. | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Tony Villalobos | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Tony Friedkin | Still Photographer |
| Production | Luis Reyes | Publicist |
| Sound | Sukey Fontelieu | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Dawn Solér | Music Consultant |
| Sound | George A. Martin | Supervising Music Editor |
| Camera | Steve Bridge | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Julie Dole | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Dennis Jones | Production Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Abbott | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | James J. Isaacs | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Claude Gaudette | Orchestrator |
| Camera | Reynaldo Villalobos III | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | David L. Butler | Helicopter Camera |
| Sound | Pat Suraci | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Denise Wingate | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Sound | Jimmy Ling | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Lori Martino | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Production | Brian E. Frankish | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Richard Espinoza | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Matt Hailey | Swing |
| Editing | Susan Godfrey | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Maria Varni | Loader |
| Crew | Bob Hoffman | Public Relations |
| Production | Antoinette Levine | Location Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Willie Perez | Key Costumer |
| Art | David Scott | Property Master |
| Camera | Bob Munoz | Key Grip |
| Camera | Douglas L. Adam Jr. | Additional First Assistant Camera |
| Art | Darrell L. Wight | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Casey | Costume Supervisor |
| Production | Fabiana Arrastia | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carlos Yeaggy | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | John Stacy | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Crew | Tony Casas | Technical Advisor |
| Editing | Paula Suhy | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Ramona Sánchez-Waggoner | Production Accountant |
| Camera | Jeff Mart | Steadicam Operator |
| Production | Martine White | Assistant Location Manager |
| Art | Eugene Freiburger | Assistant Property Master |
| Directing | Brian Whitley | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Michael Meinardus | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Horace Jordan | First Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Cassandra Barrere | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Marc Martin Del Campo | Swing |
| Sound | Lily Diamond | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Denise Whiting | ADR Editor |
| Sound | William L. Manger | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Dan Thomas | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Bruce Frazier | Conductor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gloria Ponce | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Camera | Brian Holechek | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Theo Mayes | Hairstylist |
| Camera | T. Sano Kwong | Best Boy Grip |
| Crew | Randy Peters | Transportation Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jessica Vasquez | Costumer |
| Sound | Bruce Bell | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jim Yant | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Richard Oswald | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jack Woods | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Michael Lippman | Music Consultant |
| Sound | Albert Romero | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Russell Gray | Casting Associate |
| Crew | Robbie Knott | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Sound | Dale Johnston | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mark Gordon | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Bill Weinman | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Editing | Sharon McGeeney | Negative Cutter |
| Crew | Sharon Hollis | Transportation Captain |
| Sound | Karin Roulo | Foley Mixer |
| Production | Shelly Glasser | Production Coordinator |
| Lighting | Mike Amorelli | Best Boy Electric |
| Crew | David Pauker | Post Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Jeff Clark | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Don Varela | Transportation Captain |
| Production | Sally Perle | Extras Casting |
| Sound | Andy D'Addario | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | James Bolt | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Phil Hetos | Color Timer |
| Art | Stephanie J. Gordon | Set Designer |
| Production | Terra Abroms | Post Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Dennis Lambert | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Jeff Olan | Extras Casting Coordinator |
| Camera | Joe Hicks | Dolly Grip |
| Sound | Tanya Sharp David | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Greg W. Lowe | ADR Recordist |
| Camera | Clarence Tindell | Grip |
| Art | Lance Lombardo | Leadman |
| Art | Dean B. Katz | Set Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Monica Vasquez | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julian Mendoza | Costume Illustrator |
| Lighting | Hugo Cortina | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Sound | David Spence | Sound Editor |
| Art | Greg Villalva | Construction Coordinator |
| Editing | Brian Ralph | Negative Cutter |
| Crew | Joel Kramer | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Gerard 'Gus' Williams | Stunts |
| Crew | Steve Picerni | Stunts |
