''Latino'' is a 1985 American
war film
War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about naval, air, or land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associated with the 20th century. The fateful nature of battle scenes means that war fi ...
directed by
Haskell Wexler
Haskell Wexler, ASC (February 6, 1922 – December 27, 2015) was an American cinematographer, film producer, and director. Wexler was judged to be one of film history's ten most influential cinematographers in a survey of the members of the Int ...
. It was screened in the
Un Certain Regard
(, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob.
The section presents 20 films w ...
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
Robert Adame Beltran (born November 19, 1953) is an American actor, known for his role as Commander Chakotay on the 1990s television series '' Star Trek: Voyager''. He is also known for stage acting in California, and for playing Raoul Mendoza ...
) 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
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Robert Beltran
Robert Adame Beltran (born November 19, 1953) is an American actor, known for his role as Commander Chakotay on the 1990s television series '' Star Trek: Voyager''. He is also known for stage acting in California, and for playing Raoul Mendoza ...
as Eddie Guerrero
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Annette Charles as Marlena (as Annette Cardona)
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Américo González as Malena's Father
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Michael Goodwin Michael Goodwin may refer to:
* Michael Goodwin (architect), architect and politician in the Phoenix, Arizona area
* Michael Goodwin (actor) Michael W. Goodwin (b. October 9, 1941, in Virginia, Minnesota) is an American character actor. He has app ...
as Becket
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Ricardo López as Attila
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Gavin MacFadyen
Gavin Hall MacFadyen (né Galter; January 1, 1940 – October 22, 2016) was an American investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker. He was the director of the Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJ) at Goldsmiths, University of London; C ...
as Major Metcalf
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Walter Marín
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* Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968)
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as Gilberto
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Julio Medina
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as Salazar
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Juan Carlos Ortiz as Marlena's son
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Tony Plana
José Antonio Plana (born April 19, 1952) is a Cuban actor and director. He is known for playing Betty Suarez's father, Ignacio Suarez, on the ABC television show ''Ugly Betty'' and for voicing Manuel "Manny" Calavera in the video game ''Grim ...
as Ruben
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Luis Torrentes
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as Luis
References
External links
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{{Lucasfilm
1985 films
1980s English-language films
American war films
Films directed by Haskell Wexler
Films set in Nicaragua
Films set in 1979
Films set in the 1970s
Lucasfilm films
1980s Spanish-language films
1980s American films