''Alsino and the Condor'' ( es, Alsino y el cóndor) is a 1982 Nicaraguan film directed by Chilean filmmaker Miguel Littín. It was nominated for the

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. It won the Golden Prize at the

13th Moscow International Film Festival The 13th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1983. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Moroccan-Guinea-Senegalese film '' Amok'' directed by Souheil Ben-Barka, the Nicaraguan-Cuban-Mexican-Costa Rican film ''Alsino and ...

. The film was a co-production between Nicaragua, Mexico and Cuba. The film is loosely based on the novel ''Alsino'' by Chilean writer Pedro Prado, and is set during the Nicaraguan Revolution. It starred Dean Stockwell.

Cast

* Dean Stockwell as Frank * Alan Esquivel as Alsino *

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as Alsino's Grandmother * Alejandro Parodi as The Major * Delia Casanova as Rosaria * Marta Lorena Pérez as Lucia *

Reynaldo Miravalles Reynaldo Agustín Miravalles de la Luz (22 January 1923 – 31 October 2016), known as Reinaldo Miravalles,http://www.estherenalgunaparte.com/reinaldo-miravalles-trabajando-de-nuevo-en-la-habana/ was a Cuban actor residing in Miami. His birthplac ...

as Don Nazario, the Birdman * Marcelo Gaete as Lucia's Grandfather * Jan Kees De Roy as Dutch Adviser

Awards

Wins

* Moscow International Film Festival - Golden Prize, Miguel Littin, 1983.

Nominations

* Academy Awards - Best Foreign Language Film, 1983.

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