Machete

Murder and Manhunt in the Caribbean Jungle Lands!

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.

Top Cast

Mari Blanchard

Jean Montoya

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Ruth Cains

Rita

Albert Dekker

Don Luis Montoya

Juano Hernández

Bernardo

Carlos Rivas

Carlos

Lee Van Cleef

Miguel