Movie: La Esmeralda 1879

Top 10 Billed Cast

Jaime Omeñaca
Jaime Omeñaca

Arturo Prat Chacón

Fernando Godoy
Fernando Godoy

Grumete Wenceslao Vargas

Francisca Opazo
Francisca Opazo

Carmela Carvajal

Ariel Mateluna
Ariel Mateluna

Grumete Cabrales

Víctor Montero
Víctor Montero

Lieutenant Luis Uribe

Marcelo Valdivieso
Marcelo Valdivieso

Lieutenant Ignacio Serrano

Marcelo Tarud
Marcelo Tarud

Lieutenant Hurtado

Nicolás Poblete
Nicolás Poblete

Midshipman Riquelme

Tauro Berastegui
Tauro Berastegui

Midshipman Wilson

Cristián Hidalgo
Cristián Hidalgo

Hyatt

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

  • Release Date

    2010-05-20

  • Average

    6.8

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
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    Español
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