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Machete

# Murder and Manhunt in the Caribbean Jungle Lands!
Drama
📜 Overview: This 1959 film-noir take on "Othello," filmed in Puerto Rico, stars Mari Blanchard as flirtatious Jean, who marries an older man, plantation owner Don Luis, for financial security and finds herself falling for his virile foster son, Carlos. Fearing that Jean will inherit Luis's money, his greedy cousin, Miguel, poisons the bridegroom against his new wife, informing him about her passion for another.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1958-12-01
⌚ Running Time: 75 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.9

Beloved Cast

Mari Blanchard original image
Jean Montoya
Mari Blanchard
Ruth Cains original image
Rita
Ruth Cains
Albert Dekker original image
Don Luis Montoya
Albert Dekker
Juano Hernández original image
Bernardo
Juano Hernández
Carlos Rivas original image
Carlos
Carlos Rivas
Lee Van Cleef original image
Miguel
Lee Van Cleef

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