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Latino
Film poster
Directed byHaskell Wexler
Written byHaskell Wexler
Produced byBenjamin Berg
George Lucas (uncredited)
StarringRobert Beltran
Annette Charles
CinematographyNewton Thomas Sigel
Edited byRobert Dalva
Music byDiane Louie
Distributed byCinecom Pictures
CBS/Fox Video (VHS)
Release date
  • May 1985 (1985-05)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.[1]

Plot

Set in the context of the Sandinista government in Nicaragua and their battle with the U.S. backed Contra rebels. Eddie Guerrero (Robert Beltran) is a Vietnam vet 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

References

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Latino". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-06-30.