Latino (film)

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]

Latino
Film poster
Directed by	Haskell Wexler
Written by	Haskell Wexler
Produced by	Benjamin Berg George Lucas (uncredited)
Starring	Robert Beltran Annette Charles
Cinematography	Newton Thomas Sigel
Edited by	Robert Dalva
Music by	Diane Louie
Production companies	Lucasfilm Las Flores Company Neruda Corporation
Distributed by	Cinecom Pictures
Release dates	May 14, 1985 (1985-05-14) (Cannes) October 1985 (1985-10) (Chicago)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English Spanish

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