Once Upon a Time in the Caribbean (2023)
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.
Top billed cast
Essined ApontePura
Héctor AníbalJuan Encarnacion
Modesto LacenMr. Beekman
Sophia AguayoPatria
Linda AguayoPatria
Néstor RodulfoMayoral Correa- Yusset Soto VillariniLázaro
Kisha Tikina BurgosCelia- Robert García CooperJunior Walker
Fele MartínezDon Segundo Urrutia
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