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Paid in Full is a 2002 American crime drama film directed by Charles Stone III.The characters Ace (Wood Harris), Mitch (Mekhi Phifer), and Rico (), are fictionally based on the 1980s Harlem drug dealers Azie "AZ" Faison, Rich Porter, and Alpo Martinez.
Richard Thomas Porter [1] (July 26, 1965 – January 3, 1990), better known as Rich Porter, was an American drug kingpin and gangster who rose to prominence in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City during the crack era in the mid–1980s. [2] The 2002 film Paid in Full was based on Rich and his partners Azie Faison and Alpo Martinez.
On November 7, 1991, Martinez was arrested in Washington, D.C. for selling drugs. He was charged with conspiracy to commit murder, various drug charges, and 14 counts of murder, including the murder of former friend and drug dealing partner Rich Porter, D.C drug dealer Michael Anthony Salters aka Fray [5] and Brooklyn drug dealer Demencio Benson. [6]
Porter, whose life was the inspiration for the 2002 movie Paid in Full, was an avid car collector and automotive omnivore. Of course, he bought Benzes and BMWs, but he had a Mazda RX-7 and a ...
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During this, he would become re-introduced to Rich Porter, a childhood friend who lived in the neighborhood prior to serving a sentence in prison. After his release, Porter would introduce Alpo Martinez to Faison, and the trio worked to expand operations in order to rise and become the largest distributors of cocaine in the state of New York.
Orion Pictures has set its first feature film project since its relaunch, securing Emmy-winning Pose star Billy Porter to direct What If?, a high school coming-of-age drama penned by Alvaro ...
Alpo Martinez: Unlisted: Deceased. Released in 2015 after serving 25 out of 35 years of his sentence. Died on October 31, 2021. Former Harlem drug lord, convicted of 14 counts of murder, including the murder of his close friend and business partner Rich Porter. Facing the possibility of either the death penalty or life imprisonment without the ...