MClaire Winslow (Kristen Dattilo) had everything she wanted in life. A beautiful Beverly Hills home and a loving fiancé, Will (Michael Lowry). But when Claire decides to surprise her fiancé on his business trip to Switzerland, the surprise is on her. Will has disappeared to the volatile Central American country of EL CORONADO.

Determined to track Will down, Claire lands in El Coronado and finds a country on the brink of revolution against dictator Presidente Ramos (John Rhys-Davies). Suspecting Will has been kidnapped by rebels, she persuades feisty news reporter Arnet McClure (Clayton Rohner) to take her on an expedition, deep into rebel territory, to meet freedom fighter, Rafael (Byron Quiros).

When Claire uncovers a clue to her fiancé's disappearance and learns that he has been supplying arms to the rebel soldiers, she too gets involved in their cause. Together with Arnet and his TV crew, she embarks on a series of high adventures where Claire discovers her hidden talents as an action heroine.

Chased, shot at, and bombed, Claire finally finds Will, only to discover that she has again been betrayed. She sets about to take revenge, joining the rebel's ultimate assault on El Presidente's fortified palace with truly explosive results.

CORONADO is a triumph of technical achievement. Over 600 visual effects shots were created by Academy-Award winner Volker Engel and his partner Marc Weigert, averaging one every 9 seconds to make this one of the most exciting movies of the year.