The final years of Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon (1812-1815), leader in the Mexican war for independence who, after outsmarting Calleja´s blocade in Cuautla, reorganized his troops and took the city of Oaxaca. However, with more than half the territory of Mexico in his hands, Morelos was determined to take the port of Acapulco while the royalist troops gained ground. It shows the relationship of Morelos with his lieutenants, his efforts to create institutions of his own and a disciplined army to confront the royalist troops. The film captures the two inseparable facets of the life of this Mexican hero: his contradictions and his passions.
as José María Morelos y Pavón
as Mariano Matamoros
as Hermenegildo Galeana
as Ignacio López Rayón
as Francisca Ortiz
as José María Liceaga
as Matías Carranco
as Guadalupe Victoria
as Simona
as Nicolás Bravo
as Felix María Calleja
as Agustín de Iturbide
as Cura
