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The Shadow of the Tyrant

Genres
History
Drama
Thriller
Rating
6.9
StatusReleased
LanguagesEspañol
CountriesMexico
Release Date1960-08-22
Runtime129 mins

Overview

In 1920s Mexico, the candidates being chosen to succeed the current president, El Caudillo, find themselves at his mercy as he will resort to anything to accomplish his will, including kidnapping, betrayal, and murder.

Cast & Crew

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Tito Junco

as General Ignacio Aguirre

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Roberto Cañedo

as Presidente Cámara de diputados

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Tito Novaro

as Diputado

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Tomás Perrín

as Diputado Axcaná González

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Bárbara Gil

as Rosario

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Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.

as El Caudillo

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Ignacio López Tarso

as General Hilario Jiménez

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Carlos López Moctezuma

as Diputado Emilio Olivier Fernández

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Víctor Manuel Mendoza

as General Elizondo

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Fernando Mendoza

as Diputado Juan Manuel Mijares

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Agustín Isunza

as Remigio Tarabana

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Prudencia Grifell

as Dueña de burdel

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Kitty de Hoyos

as La Mora

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José Elías Moreno

as Gobernador Catarino Ibáñez

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Víctor Junco

as General Domínguez

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Narciso Busquets

as Diputado

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José Luis Jiménez

as Doctor

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Manuel Arvide

as General Protasio Leyva

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Noé Murayama

as Mayor Segura

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Luis Aragón

as Militar

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Xavier Loyá

as Reportero

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Antonio Aguilar

as Coronel Jáuregui

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Carlos León

as Rosas

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Ernesto Finance

as Militar oportunista

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Manuel Alvarado

as Gordo

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Norma Navarro

as Prostituta

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Lupe Carriles

as Cástula, sirvienta

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Ignacio Villalbazo

as Jefe de porristas

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Arturo Soto Rangel

as Director de la Cooperativa

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Jorge Arriaga

as Coronel Saldívar

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Ángel Merino

as Vázquez, secretario de Aguirre

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Elodia Hernández

as Madre de Axcaná

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Joaquín Roche

as Mayor Canuto Arenas

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Myron Levine

as Embajador

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Julio Bracho

as Himself - Director in an introductory scene

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Martín Luis Guzmán

as Himself - Writer in an introductory scene

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José Castillo

as (uncredited)

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Jorge Chesterking

as (uncredited)

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Rodolfo Villalba

as (uncredited)

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Jesús Gómez

as (uncredited)

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