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Olmos’s directorial debut, “American Me” details criminal life on L.A. streets and in prisons through his portrayal of Montoya Santana, drawing inspiration from the notorious prison gang La eMe.

If he talked to the police, the message said, “I’ll kill you and your family just to let you know not to f— with the Eme.”

And while he sought to stay faithful to the story of Joe Morgan, La eMe’s first non-Latino member, he did so without explicitly referencing him or any of the factions involved by name.

Contrary to the apocryphal legend that has circulated over the years, neither Hackford nor Baca was ever in contact with members of La eMe.

Before Ortiz was killed, someone using the accounts had looked up “Donald Ortiz,” “Mexican Mafia Little Man” and “Eme dropouts,” the detective testified.