Héroes de otra patria (1998)
1h 20m
Running Time
April 1, 1998Release Date
Héroes de otra patria (1998)
1h 20m
Running Time
April 1, 1998Release Date
Plot.
This docu-drama deals with the lives of two soldiers from Puerto Rico enlisted to fight during the Vietnam conflict. Based on a real-life incident, the movie relates the young soldiers' ambiguity about the war and the tragic consequences their plight holds for them, as well as their families.
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Cast & Crew.
Jimmy Navarro
Raul
Modesto Lacen
Daily
Jorge Castillo
Sgt. Carlos Torres
Jorge Castillo
Sgt. Carlos Torres
Alba Raquel Barros
Pura Torres
Santos Nazario
Don Luis
Adamari López
Esther Torres
Iván Dariel Ortiz
Director
Iván Gonzalo Ortiz
Producer
Domingo Quiñones
Lieutenant
Gil René
Rafael
Jaime Costas
Cinematographer
Néstor Rodulfo
John
Noelia Crespo
Luisa
Raúl Marchand Sánchez
Editor
Yamil Collazo
Nick
Víctor Tirado
Esteban
Ubel Anglada
Queta
Alexis Beltrán
Mike
Juan Eduardo Oriol
Carlos Niño
Juanchi Capella
Soldado
Gene Smith
Soldier
Michael Li
Vietnamese Boy
Jennifer Li
Vietnamese Girl
Details.
Wiki.
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.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.