Latino

Latino

DVD Cover

Country	USA
Directed by	Haskell Wexler
Release Date	1985
Language	English
Studio	Lucasfilm
Distributor	CBS/Fox

Main Cast
Character	Actor
Eddie Guerrero	Robert Beltran
Marlena	Annette Charles
Ruben	Tony Plana
Becket	Michael Goodwin
Salazar	Julio Medina

Latino is a 1985 war film directed by Haskell Wexler. A Vietnam veteran Eddie Guerrero (Robert Beltran) gets the job to teach ‘contras’ in Nicaragua, but influenced by a love to local woman, begins to doubt the justice of this mission.

The following weapons can be seen in the film Latino:

M1911A1 pistol

Eddie Guerrero (Robert Beltran) carries a M1911A1 pistol. Marlena's son (Juan Carlos Ortiz) finds gun in Eddie's bag.

Colt M1911A1 pistole - .45 ACP

M16A1 assault rifle

Eddie Guerrero (Robert Beltran) and some Contras soldiers use M-16 assault rifles.

M16A1 with 30 round magazine - 5.56x45mm

Eddie Guerrero (Robert Beltran) (right) carries his weapon.

Contras soldiers in a village.

FN FAL

Contras soldiers were also equipped with FN FAL assault rifles.

FN FAL 50.00 - 7.62x51mm

Contras soldier (left) holds a FN Fal rifle in his hand.

Forcibly recruited boy aims gun at Eddie.

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Czech Vz. 52 Rifle

Sandinist's men carry Czech Vz. 52 Rifles.

The Czech VZ52 rifle, sometimes called the CZ52 or the S.H.E. rifle, is a carbine that was chambered in both 7.62x45mm and 7.62x39mm

Norinco Type 56

FSLN soldiers carry Norinco Type 56 assault rifles.

Norinco Type 56, early milled receiver model with under-folding ("pig sticker") bayonet - 7.62x39mm

Norinco Type 56 (M22 code instead of the factory symbol as it was built for export) lacking the under-folding ("pig sticker") bayonet - 7.62x39mm

Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun

Ruben (Tony Plana) tested a Browning M2HB heavy machine gun.

Browning M2HB .50 BMG

M79 grenade launcher

Contras is seen with a M79 grenade launcher on his back.

M79 grenade launcher - 40x46mm

RPG-7 launcher

Contras carries a RPG-7 launcher on his shoulder.

RPG-7 40mm

M224 Mortar

Contras firing from a M224 Mortars at the sandist´s village.

M224 Mortar with M7 baseplate - 60mm