Raúl Juliá as Chico Mendes

Carmen Argenziano as Alfredo Sezero

Sônia Braga as Regina de Carvalho

Kamala Lopez as Ilzamar

Luis Guzmán as Estate Boss

Nigel Havers as Steven Kaye

Tomas Milian as Darli Alves

Esai Morales as Jair

Edward James Olmos as Wilson Pinheiro

Tony Plana as Galvao

Marco Rodríguez as Tavora

Carlos Carrasco as Helio

Jonathan Carrasco as Genesio

Jeffrey Licon as Young Chico Mendes

José Pérez as Moacir

Tony Perez as Francisco Mendes

Briana Romero as Elenia Mendes

Jorge Viteri as Father Ceppi

Valentin Santana as Oloci Alves

Alberto Isaac as Jose

Loló Navarro as Dona

Gerardo Albarrán as Darci Alves

Carlos Romero as Partenza

Enrique Novi as Nilu Sergio

Gerardo Zepeda as Santos

Mario Arévalo as Gunman

Angel Casman as Union Man

René Pereyra as Disk Jockey

Roger Cudney as Reporter

Carl Mergenthaler as German Banker

Gabriel Eduardo Castanon as Young Boy

Joaquín Garrido as Joao

José Antonio Estrada as Condemed Tapper

Julian Bucio as Military Lieutenant

Alfredo Gutiérrez 'El Turco' as Forest Worker

Javier Lambert as Platoon Commander

Gustavo Campos as Cutter

Terrence Beasor as Narrator (uncredited)

Ricky Damazio as Hitman (uncredited)

Muriel Minot as Funeral Soloist (uncredited)

Josefina Echánove as Town Woman