This was my first movie and was raw talent. Much love!”Ĭam’ron who played Martinez’s character in Paid in Full replied, “Thank you and (wood Harris) for teaching me during the movie a lot of acting skills. In the end, it resulted in Alpo killing Rich Porter, AZ almost losing his life during a robbery by another disgruntled dealer, and with Alpo doing major Prison time. Hopefully we were able to capture their motivation and mannerisms. The real Paid In Full story of how Az, Alpo and Rich Porter, 3 young men barely in their 20s became Millionaires and ‘Role Models’ in their community is a tragedy of the times. Hopefully lessons were learned and not glorified in any way. “I grew up knowing the legend of these Kats and had to represent the humanity in the choices they made. I never actually met Rich, ( I was much younger during that time) but got the essence from their friends and family when I chose to do the role.” The post continued, “I’m just happy we were able to have the honor of doing so. Richard Porter was an infamous drug kingpin in New York. We had an obligation to do these brothers justice!” The movie Paid In Full is based on the lives of these three notorious men. Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics. “My brother and myself on the set of #paidinfull bringing to life the story of true #Harlem Influencers #richporter and #alpo …True story, myself and Cam went to the same high-school in Harlem at the same time. There is where he died.įollowing reports of his passing, Phifer, who played the character of Mitch, who is based on Alpo Martinez’s real-life business partner/ fellow drug dealer Rich Porter, shared his sentiments. NYDN says Alpo was struck in the chest multiple times by a passing vehicle on west 147th street shortly after 3:30 am on October 31. Student loan borrowers are now waiting indefinitely to see if theyll receive debt relief under President Joe Bidens student loan forgiveness program after a federal judge in Texas struck down. Multiple bullets were discovered on the side of his car. We previously reported that Martinez was shot and killed in a drive by. Mekhi Phifer speaks on the passing of Alpo Martinez.
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