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.
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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.
Cast
Robert Beltran as Eddie Guerrero
Annette Charles as Marlena (as Annette Cardona)
Américo González as Malena's Father
Michael Goodwin as Becket
Ricardo López as Attila
Gavin MacFadyen as Major Metcalf
Walter Marín as Gilberto
Julio Medina as Salazar
Juan Carlos Ortiz as Marlena's son
Tony Plana as Ruben
Luis Torrentes as Luis