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Héroes de Otra Patria
Directed by	Iván Dariel Ortíz
Produced by	Iván Gonzalo Ortíz
Written by	Iván Dariel Ortíz
Starring	Jorge Castillo Jimmy Navarro Alba Raquel Barros Adamari López
Release date(s)	1998
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Puerto Rico
Language	Spanish

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 follows the lives of two Puerto Rican soldiers on 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.)

Cast

• Jorge Castillo - Carlos
• Jimmy Navarro - Raúl
• Alba Raquel Barros - Doña Pura
• Adamari López - Esther
• Domingo Quiñones - Sgt. Miller

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

External links

• Héroes de Otra Patria at the Internet Movie Database