<Li> Jacob Vargas as Yayo Portillo </Li> <Li> Linda Hart as Faye Devoe </Li> <P> At the beginning of the film, Ray Bones has two thugs with him; one of them is played by actor Ernest "Chili" Palmer . Palmer was author Elmore Leonard's model for the character in the book . According to a newspaper article, he claims not to have been involved with gangsters or loan sharking . When the filmmakers found out from Leonard that there was a real "Chili" Palmer, they gave him a bit part in the film . </P> <P> The movie features an acid - and soul - jazz themed soundtrack with songs by Us3, Morphine, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Greyboy and Medeski Martin & Wood alongside original compositions by John Lurie . The soundtrack was nominated for a Grammy Award (1997 - Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television). </P>

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