Colonel Ernesto Bella

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Colonel Ernesto Bella is the main antagonist of the 1984 war film Red Dawn. He is a Cuban military commander who invades the United States and comes into conflict with the U.S. military as well as the Wolverines, heroic teenage refugees who fight his forces using guerrilla tactics. Unlike his Russian allies, such as Colonel Strelnikov and General Bratchenko, he sympathizes with the Wolverines, as he is seen comparing them to his younger self during the Cuban revolution.

He was portrayed by the late Ron O'Neal.

Subject ID: 121158

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Colonel Ernesto Bella is the main antagonist of the 1984 war film Red Dawn. He is a Cuban military commander who invades the United States and comes into conflict with the U.S. military as well as the Wolverines, heroic teenage refugees who fight his forces using guerrilla tactics. Unlike his Russian allies, such as Colonel Strelnikov and General Bratchenko, he sympathizes with the Wolverines, as he is seen comparing them to his younger self during the Cuban revolution.

He was portrayed by the late Ron O'Neal.

Subject ID: 121158

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Subject ID: 121158