Latino (1985)

104 min · Anti-War Film, Political Drama, Political Thriller, war film

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Directors

Haskell Wexler

Cast

Robert Beltran, Annette Charles, Tony Plana, Luis Torrentes, Ricardo López, Américo González, Michael Goodwin, Gavin MacFadyen, Julio Medina, Walter Marín, Juan Carlos Ortiz

The story

Set in the context of the Sandinista government in Nicaragua and their battle with the U.S.-backed Contra rebels in 1979, Mexican-American Vietnam vet Eddie Guerrero (Robert Beltran) was sent to help U.S. Special Forces train Contra rebels. Eddie falls for a local girl, Marlena (Annette Charles).

Catalogue themes and tags

Nicaragua, Rebel, Rebellion, Soldatin, Urwald, Vietnamveteran, Zivilisten, vietnam war, Drama, War film

Genres

Anti-War Film, Political Drama, Political Thriller, war film

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