As a young man, Montoya Santana (#EdwardJamesOlmos) is introduced to gang life on the tough streets of Los Angeles after spending his youth in reform school. Soon Santana finds himself facing an 18-year prison sentence. In jail, he works his way to the top of the institution's violent drug trade, but, on his release from prison, he opts for a redemptive, family-centered lifestyle. However, his gangster friends (Pepe Serna, William Forsythe) try to force him back into illegal activities.
Release date: March 13, 1992 (USA)
Director: Edward James Olmos
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Protagonist: Montoya Santana
Box office: $13 million
Music by: Claude Gaudette; Dennis Lambert