 Arius (Dan Hedaya (qv)) is said to be a deposed dictator from the  country of Val Verde. Val Verde was a fictionalized South/Central  American country used by Hollywood from the 1980s to early 1990s to  depict a Spanish speaking country similar to Cuba or Panama without  getting encountering diplomatic problems. It is also referenced in  the films _Predator (1987)_ (qv), _Die Hard 2 (1990)_ (qv), and the  made for TV movie _Supercarrier (1988) (TV)_ (qv).