Cadena is a Santana based character that stars in American Me , and unlike real-life , he is killed by his own gang .
In real life , Cadena unsuccessfully attempted to steer La Eme into left-wing activism before being stabbed to death by members of the rival Nuestra Familia - this differs from the film , which depicts the Santana-based character as stabbed and killed by his own gang , instead .
American Me