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246:. It is the story of a revolutionary from World War II, the mysterious Agathon, who is committing terrorist acts in Greece and Albania. Minardos stars as Cabot Cain, a Western agent assigned to stop Agathon and locate a missing Interpol agent. Minardos obtained financing for the film from
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Minardos's work was in television, where he made guest appearances in a wide variety of shows. Due to his dark looks and accent, he was often cast as a Mexican. He appeared in "Have Gun Will Travel" S2 E19 "The Monster" as Carlos (1960). He played a thief in the
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distributed the film but it was a financial failure. Minardos's last appearance on the screen was in an episode of
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