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Directed by: | Haskell Wexler |
Produced by: | Benjamin Berg George Lucas (uncredited) |
Written by: | Haskell Wexler |
Music by: | Diane Louie |
Cinematography: | Newton Thomas Sigel |
Distributed by: | Cinecom Pictures CBS/Fox Video (VHS) |
Language: | English |
Latino is a 1985 American war film directed by Haskell Wexler. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Latino is not considered a Lucasfilm movie because despite it being produced by George Lucas, it was not produced by Lucasfilm itself.
Plot[]
Set in the context of the Sandinista government in Nicaragua and their battle with the U.S. backed Contra rebels. Eddie Guerrero (Robert Beltran) is a Vietnam vet sent to help U.S. Special Forces train Contra rebels. Eddie falls for a local girl, Marlena (Annette Charles). However, when her father is killed by the Contras things change.
Cast[]
- Robert Beltran - Eddie Guerrero
- Annette Charles - Marlena (as Annette Cardona)
- Américo González - Malena's Father
- Michael Goodwin - Becket
- Ricardo López - Attila
- Gavin MacFadyen - Major Metcalf
- Walter Marín - Gilberto
- Julio Medina - Salazar
- Juan Carlos Ortiz - Marlena's son
- Tony Plana - Ruben
- Luis Torrentes - Luis
References[]
- ↑ Festival de Cannes: Latino. festival-cannes.com. Retrieved on June 30, 2009.
External links[]
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