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Latino (film)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = Latino
| image = Latino (film) poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Haskell Wexler
| producer =
| writer = Haskell Wexler
| narrator =
| starring =
| music = Diane Louie
| cinematography = Newton Thomas Sigel
| editing = Robert Dalva
| studio =
| distributor = Cinecom Pictures
| released =
| runtime = 105 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
Spanish
}}
'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.
Plot
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). However, when her father is killed by the Contras, things change.
Cast
* Robert Beltran as Eddie Guerrero
* Annette Charles as Marlena (as Annette Cardona)
* Amrico Gonzlez as Malena's Father
* Michael Goodwin as Becket
* Ricardo Lpez as Attila
* Gavin MacFadyen as Major Metcalf
* Walter Marn as Gilberto
* Julio Medina as Salazar
* Juan Carlos Ortiz as Marlena's son
* Tony Plana as Ruben
* Luis Torrentes as Luis
References
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