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.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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.
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
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