Esmeralda Bay

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Esmeralda Bay

1989

1h 44m

5.2(7 votes)

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A priest secretly leads rebels in their struggle against the corrupt military dictatorship of the Central American country of Puerto Santo.

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18 members

Acting

Robert Forster

Madero

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George Kennedy

Wilson

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Fernando Rey

Ramos

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Ramon Estevez

Andres (as Ramon Sheen)

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Silvia Tortosa

Linda Wilson

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Craig Hill

Jonathan Perry

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Brett Halsey

Luis

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Teri Vallee

Anita Wilson (as Terry Vallee)

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Daniel Grimm

Antonio (as Harrison Grimm)

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Lina Romay

Hotelier

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Jean-Pierre Delamour

Captain

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Antonio Mayans

Priest

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Daniel Katz

Unknown Role

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Jesús Franco

Boat Captain

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Robert Long

Unknown Role

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Emilio Lisbona

Unknown Role

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Edgardo Hernán

(as Ed Herman)

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Ramón L. Mora

Soldier (uncredited)

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