Once Upon a Time in the Caribbean

Juan Encarnación is a reserved jibaro with a violent past. When Pura, the woman he loves, disappears, Encarnación sets out on a path of revenge armed with his machete and his daughter, Patria, in his arms.

Cast

Essined Aponte

as Pura

Héctor Aníbal

as Juan Encarnacion

Modesto Lacen

as Mr. Beekman

Sophia Aguayo

as Patria

Linda Aguayo

as Patria

Néstor Rodulfo

as Mayoral Correa

Yusset Soto Villarini

as Lázaro

Kisha Tikina Burgos

as Celia

Robert García Cooper

as Junior Walker

Fele Martínez

as Don Segundo Urrutia

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