La Esmeralda 1879

Name: La Esmeralda 1879
Director: Elías Llanos
Genre: War, History, Drama
Released: 2010-05-20
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Jaime Omeñaca, Fernando Godoy, Francisca Opazo, Ariel Mateluna, Víctor Montero

2010 · 96 min · ★ 6.2 · War, History, Drama

Revolves around the naval Battle of Iquique between the Peruvian ironclad monitor 'Huáscar' and the Chilean wooden corvette 'Esmeralda'.

Directed by Elías Llanos · Written by Elías Llanos

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Jaime Omeñaca Arturo Prat Chacón
Fernando Godoy Grumete Wenceslao Vargas
Francisca Opazo Carmela Carvajal
Ariel Mateluna Grumete Cabrales
Víctor Montero Lieutenant Luis Uribe
Marcelo Valdivieso Lieutenant Ignacio Serrano
Marcelo Tarud Lieutenant Hurtado
Nicolás Poblete Midshipman Riquelme
Tauro Berastegui Midshipman Wilson
Cristián Hidalgo Hyatt
Marcelo Maldonado Sargent Aldea
Ignacio Achurra Cirujano Guzmán

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