Héroes de otra patria

Héroes de Otra Patria (in English, Heroes from Another Country, or sometimes credited as Heroes without a Cause) is a 1998 Puerto Rican film, written and directed by Iván Dariel Ortíz. The film was selected as the Puerto Rican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[1][2]

Héroes de Otra Patria
Film poster
Directed by	Iván Dariel Ortíz
Written by	Iván Dariel Ortíz
Produced by	Iván Gonzalo Ortíz
Starring	Jorge Castillo Jimmy Navarro Alba Raquel Barros Adamari López
Release date	1998 (1998)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Puerto Rico
Languages	Spanish English

The film follows the lives of two Puerto Rican soldiers in the middle of the Vietnam War. After being sent on a reconnaissance mission, their squad is ambushed and they get lost in the jungle. Meanwhile, we see the struggles being suffered by their relatives after their departure from the island.

Cast

• Jorge Castillo as Carlos
• Jimmy Navarro as Raúl
• Alba Raquel Barros as Doña Pura
• Adamari López as Esther
• Domingo Quiñones as Sgt. Miller
• Néstor Rodulfo as John

Awards

The film received an honorary mention at the Viña del Mar Festival in Chile.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Cinema of Puerto Rico
• List of films set in Puerto Rico
• List of Puerto Ricans in the Academy Awards
• List of submissions to the 71st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Puerto Rican submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film