Val Verde (fictional country)

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", as val means valley in multiple Romance languages (Portuguese,^[2] Italian,^[3] Spanish,^[4] old-fashioned French, Galician and others) and verde means green in many languages.

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

[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.

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