Val Verde (fictional country)

Not to be confused with Costa Verde#In Fiction.

Val Verde is a fictional country or city used by Hollywood writer and producer Steven E. de Souza when his stories require a South or Central American locale that will not cause legal or diplomatic problems.[1] The location first appeared in his 1985 film Commando.

The name translates as "Green Valley" in multiple Romance languages, such as Portuguese,[2] Italian,[3] Spanish,[4] and Galician.

  1. ^ Baldwin, Daniel. "Val Verde: Exploring Fox's Secret $5 Billion Cinematic Universe". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  2. ^ S.A., Priberam Informática. "Significado / definição de val no Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa". www.priberam.pt. (Word in Priberam Portuguese dictionary)
  3. ^ "Traccani, la cultura italiana" (in Italian). Treccani. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Diccionario de la lengua española" (in Spanish). Real Academia Española. Retrieved 12 October 2012.