Latino: America's Secret War in Nicaragua (1985)
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The fighting between the Sandinista government in Nicaragua and the Contra rebels backed by U.S. money and expertise is the focus of this pro-Sandinista film by Haskell Wexler. The appropriately named Eddie Guerrero (translation Eddie "Warrior") is a Vietnam War veteran sent to help out… More The fighting between the Sandinista government in Nicaragua and the Contra rebels backed by U.S. money and expertise is the focus of this pro-Sandinista film by Haskell Wexler. The appropriately named Eddie Guerrero (translation Eddie "Warrior") is a Vietnam War veteran sent to help out the U.S. Special Forces as they train and abet the Contras in their forays across the border from Honduras into Nicaragua. Eddie becomes romantically involved with Marlena (Annette Cardona), and at first they see eye-to-eye on politics and the need to overthrow the Sandinistas. Then the excesses of the Contras in their raids across the border are brought home to Eddie, while Marlena sees that the new Nicaraguan society is not what Contra propaganda claims. For some viewers, the couple's eventual conversion to supporting the Nicaraguan government may seem like one more cog in an anti-Contra diatribe, which is regrettable since Wexler could have given this film enough nuances to present the subtleties of the conflict and still prove his point. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Haskell Wexler
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- Studio
- Cinema Libre Studio
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Cast
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Robert Beltran
as Eddie Guerrero
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Annette Cardona
as Marlena
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Tony Plana
as Ruben
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Rico Lopez
as Attila
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Luis Torrentes
as Luis
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Marta Tenorio
as Rosa-Madre
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Michael Goodwin
as Becket
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Walter Marin
as Gilberto
- James Karen
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Julio Medina
as Salazar
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Bob Young II
as Fred Dwyer
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Gavin McFadden
as Metcalf
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Graciela Amaya
as Dona Flora
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Mayra Juarro
as Ana Maria
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Roberto Lopez
as Tomas
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Roberto Munguia
as Guillermo
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Juan Carlos Ortiz
as Marlena's son
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Maria Ines Tenerio
as Josefina
