A Show of Force(1990)
Reporter Kate Melendez is onto the biggest story of her life. If she lives to tell it.
In this thriller, television reporter Kate Ryan de Meléndez investigates the death of two radical Puerto Rican activists, whom she begins to believe may have been framed and murdered by undercover American agents.
Movie: A Show of Force
Top 10 Billed Cast
Kate Melendez
Luis Angel Mora
Jesus Fuentes
Howard
Frank Curtin
Machado
Captain Correa
Pepita
Julio Dominguez
Alice Ryan
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In this thriller, television reporter Kate Ryan de Meléndez investigates the death of two radical Puerto Rican activists, whom she begins to believe may have been framed and murdered by undercover American agents.
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1990-05-11
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Reporter Kate Melendez is onto the biggest story of her life. If she lives to tell it.
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