Héroes de Otra Patria
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Héroes de Otra Patria is a 1998 Puerto Rican
film, written and directed by Iván Dariel Ortíz
.
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.
Tagline: Cuando usaron de arma la inocencia. (When they used innocence as a weapon.)
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
film, written and directed by Iván Dariel Ortíz
Iván Dariel Ortíz
Iván Dariel Ortíz is a Puerto Rican film director. Ortíz began studies at the University of Sagrado Corazón in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Afterwards, he traveled to Maine in the United States to train in the field of cinematography...
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The film follows the lives of two Puerto Rican soldiers in the middle of the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
. 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.
Tagline: Cuando usaron de arma la inocencia. (When they used innocence as a weapon.)
Cast
- Jorge CastilloJorge CastilloJorge Castillo may refer to:* Jorge Castillo , Cuban-American chef and author* Jorge Castillo , Spanish surrealist painter and sculptor* Jorge Castillo , Puerto Rican actor...
- Carlos - Jimmy Navarro - Raúl
- Alba Raquel BarrosAlba Raquel BarrosAlba Raquel Barros is an actress, comedian, and dancer. She is better known for her acting career, and she has won many national awards for her work, both in the television and theatrical fields....
- Doña Pura - Adamari LópezAdamari LópezAdamari López Torres is a Puerto Rican actress famous for participating in several Puerto Rican and Mexican soap operas.-Early career:...
- Esther - Domingo QuiñonesDomingo QuiñonesDomingo Quiñones is a singer of salsa music. He is also a composer, producer and actor.Domingo Quinones was born on August 9, 1963 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. When he was four years old he moved to Puerto Rico with his parents and lived in Ceiba. He returned to New York City in 1977. He began his...
- Sgt. Miller
See also
- Cinema of Puerto RicoCinema of Puerto RicoThe history of the Cinema industry in Puerto Rico begins with the US invasion of the island in 1898. At that time, the American soldiers brought cameras to record what they saw. It was not until the 1912 that Puerto Ricans would begin to produce their own films.After this, Puerto Rican cinema has...
- List of films set in Puerto Rico
- List of Puerto Ricans in the Academy Awards