Latino
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.
More details
author | Haskell Wexler |
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contentLocation | Nicaragua |
director | Haskell Wexler |
editor | Robert Dalva |
keywords | kill special forces vietnam vet |
musicBy | Alexina Louie |
producer | Benjamin Berg George Lucas |
productionCompany | Las Flores Company Lucasfilm Neruda Corporation |
publisher | Cinecom Pictures |
theme | war |