Latino

Plot Summary

The morality of a secret war comes under scrutiny in this realistic drama set in Nicaragua. Eddie Guerrero (Robert Beltran) is a Chicano Green Beret and a Vietnam veteran who has always been a model soldier. But now heís in the jungles of Latin America fighting a war thatís not his and against an enemy that includes innocent civilians amongst its victims. Officially, he and his American comrades arenít even there --- theyíre ordered into combat without their dog tags. And slowly Eddie begins to question what heís doing and why. His deep soul searching leads him to some very difficult decisions which deeply affect his actions and could influence the fate of a nation. Written and directed by multiple Academy Award winning cinematographer, Haskell Wexler, LATINO is a hard hitting, fast paced story of politics, power and the personal side of war that will leave you with plenty to think about.