Product Details

• Actors: Jimmy Navarro, Jorge Castillo, Alba Raquel Barros, Adamari López, Victor Tirado
• Directors: Iván Dariel Ortiz
• Writers: Iván Dariel Ortiz
• Producers: Carlos Anibal Vázquez, Ivan Gonzalo Ortiz
• Format: AC-3, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: Spanish
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Maverick
• DVD Release Date: March 23, 2004
• Run Time: 80 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001BKAMG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #190,556 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Heroes de Otra Patria" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Presenting a new point of view on war this interesting and intense drama spiritually and humanly inspired is based on the United States intervention in the armed conflict between the North and South Vietnam where 48000 Puerto Ricans were drafted to fight with their American counterparts.Carlos (Jorge Castillo) and Raul (Jimmy Navarro) along with other soldiers are assigned on a dangerous reconnaissance mission but before reaching their objective they are ambushed both escaped and on their way back fear paranoia and introspective reactions overwhelmed them.While wandering lost in the jungle a vivid image of Carlos mother and sister (Adamari Lopez) portrays the critical situation they are coping with back in the island due to his absence.System Requirements:Running Time 83 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: LATIN/ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: NR UPC: 824355505924 Manufacturer No: MAV5059

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Excelente cartel, encomiable intención, pésimo resultado, June 18, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Heroes De Otra Patria [VHS] (VHS Tape)

***This movie IS NOT DUBBED in Spanish. It was originally filmed in Spanish.
***Esta película no está doblada al español. Fue filmada en español.

Melodrama sobreextendido. Pudo haber sido (y tengo entendido que fue) un gran cortometraje. De todos modos, vale la pena verla, siendo el único largometraje sobre los puertorriqueños en la guerra de Vietnam.

This is an overextended melodrama. It could have been (and I believe it was) an excellent short. Nevertheless, it is worth watching, given that this is the only feature-length film about Puerto Ricans in Vietnam.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not only about Puerto Rico, October 12, 2005

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NeferAkhen (PR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heroes de Otra Patria (DVD)

This movie is not only for all the Puerto Ricans that fought in Vietnam War. It is for ALL people regardless of their ethicity that have been FORCED to fight in a war they didn't want to fight. Being a Puerto Rican movie it is easier to talk about the issue that touches us. You have two main characters: one that has been forced to go in a war he doesn't want to participate in and another one who is obsessed in participating in the war. They influence each other in a positive way. Because of the circunstances there is an internal fight in one of the latter's mind.
It is the story of men who fight for another country, because, I don't know about you, but to me Puerto Rico is MY country. Regardless of our political status and the way the world economy works.
It is a very touching story and it's relatable to anyone who have had experiences in being forced into the military to fight a war you didn't want to go in and how it affects your family, no matter if you're from the US, Canada, PR, Vietnam or the rock you live under.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ignorance, March 16, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Heroes de Otra Patria (DVD)

Far from having an agenda, this is a thoughtful film. I resent the ignorant comment tying the movie to the independent movement in Puerto Rico, which by the way, means independence from the United Stated. Anyway, this film is about those who fight for a country that's not truly their own. It is based on a moment in our (and the world's) history that affected EVERYONE, not just those from one political party or another. True, film arts have a long way to go in Puerto Rico, but this is certainly NOT a movie about which we should be ashamed or that we should cast aside.