''Cocaine Wars'' is a 1985

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directed by Héctor Olivera and starring John Schneider,

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and

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. It was written by Olivera, Steven M. Krauzer and

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. The associate producer of the film was Fernando Ayala. It premiered in Argentina on June 25, 1985. ''Cocaine Wars'' is one of the ten films that

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produced in

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Synopsis

Miami-based DEA agent Cliff Vickry ( John Schneider) is in a

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n nation (purportedly, Bolivia), working

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within the organization of Gonzalo Reyes (

), the biggest

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exporter in South America. Cliff's significant other, Janet Meade (Kathryn Witt), is a reporter trying to gather evidence on Reyes. Reyes orders Cliff to kill Marcelo Villalba (John Vitali), a journalist who is running for his nation's position as president so he can bring Reyes down, but Cliff can't bring himself to kill Marcelo. Reyes is afraid Marcelo will put him out of business and is afraid that Janet's story will do the same thing, so Reyes sends someone else after Marcelo, and then Reyes has Janet kidnapped. Cliff is the only one who can rescue Janet and stop Reyes.

Cast

* John Schneider ... DEA Agent Cliff Vickry *

... Gonzalo Reyes *

... Bailey *

... General Luján * Kathryn Witt ... Janet Meade * Ivan Grey ... Klausmann * Richard Hamlin ... Wilhelm * Edgar Moore ... Rikki * Armand Capo ... Oswaldo * Martin Korey ... Gomez * Tom Cundom ... Bailey's driver * Ken Edgar ... Kenny * Joe Capanga ... Miguel * Marcos Woinsky ... Pugg * Jacques Arndt ... Franco * Willy Marcos ... Hernandos * John Vitali ... Marcelo Villalba *

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... Rosita (as Patricia Davis) * Haydée Padilla ... Lola (as Heidi Paddle) * Helen Grant ... Pia * Theodore McNabney ... TV reporter #1 (as Ted McNabney) * Patricia Scheuer ... TV reporter #2 * Martín Coria ... Gómez * Edgardo Moreira ... Ricky * Arturo Noal ... Julio * Miguel Ángel Solá * José Pablo Feinmann * Juan Vitali

References

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