The Shadow of the Tyrant (1960)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | es |
| Popularity | 0.2816 |
Directed By
Julio Bracho
Crew
Jorge Fernández
Julio Bracho
Martín Luis Guzmán
Julio Bracho
Jesús Cárdenas
Agustín Jiménez
Rodolfo Villalba
Jorge Busto
Juan Muñoz Ravelo
Pedro Chávez
Raúl Lavista
Fernando Fernández
Nicolás Rueda Jr.
James L. Fields
José Rodríguez Granada
Julio Chávez
Antonio Muñoz Ravelo
Fernando Calvillo
Ricardo Beltri
Ernesto Carrasco
Jorge Busto
Julio Cahero
Joaquín Ceballos
Bertha Mendoza López
Gabriel Castro
Felipe Mariscal
Armando Valdés Peza
Sara Mateos
TOP CAST
Tito Junco
General Ignacio Aguirre
Roberto Cañedo
Presidente Cámara de diputados
Tito Novaro
Diputado
Tomás Perrín
Diputado Axcaná González
Bárbara Gil
Rosario
Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.
El Caudillo
Ignacio López Tarso
General Hilario Jiménez
Carlos López Moctezuma
Diputado Emilio Olivier Fernández
Víctor Manuel Mendoza
General Elizondo
Fernando Mendoza
Diputado Juan Manuel Mijares
Agustín Isunza
Remigio Tarabana
Prudencia Grifell
Dueña de burdel
Kitty de Hoyos
La Mora
José Elías Moreno
Gobernador Catarino Ibáñez
Víctor Junco
General Domínguez
Narciso Busquets
Diputado
José Luis Jiménez
Doctor
Manuel Arvide
General Protasio Leyva
Noé Murayama
Mayor Segura
Luis Aragón
Militar
Xavier Loyá
Reportero
Antonio Aguilar
Coronel Jáuregui
Carlos León
Rosas
Ernesto Finance
Militar oportunista
Manuel Alvarado
Gordo
Norma Navarro
Prostituta
Lupe Carriles
Cástula, sirvienta
Ignacio Villalbazo
Jefe de porristas
Arturo Soto Rangel
Director de la Cooperativa
Jorge Arriaga
Coronel Saldívar
Ángel Merino
Vázquez, secretario de Aguirre
Elodia Hernández
Madre de Axcaná
Joaquín Roche
Mayor Canuto Arenas
Myron Levine
Embajador
Julio Bracho
Himself - Director in an introductory scene
Martín Luis Guzmán
Himself - Writer in an introductory scene
José Castillo
(uncredited)
Jorge Chesterking
(uncredited)
Rodolfo Villalba
(uncredited)
Jesús Gómez
(uncredited)
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