''The Coyote'' (Spanish: ''El coyote'') is a 1955 Mexican-Spanish

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directed by

Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent (26 August 1921 – 16 August 2012) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. He directed several Spaghetti Westerns during the 1960s. He died on 16 August 2012 at the age of 91 in Madrid Madrid ( , ) is ...

and

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and starring Abel Salazar, Gloria Marín and

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.de España p.215 Based on the character El Coyote created by J. Mallorquí. It was followed by a sequel '' The Coyote's Justice'' in 1956.

Plot

In 1848, the dandy-like Cesar de Echague returned to California from the east of the continent. He finds conditions that oppress his Mexican compatriots and only pursue American interests. A rebellion carried out by the inhabitants was bloodily put down; the leaders imprisoned. During the day, César remains the gentleman he portrays to polite society; At night, however, he becomes a black-masked bandit who sides with the oppressed, and just like Zorro, he leads the insurgents towards their goal: fighting and defeating the oppressors, embodied by the officer of the Northern States, Captain Pots.

Cast

* Abel Salazar as El Coyote / Cesar de Echague * Gloria Marín *

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as Captain * Antonio García Quijada * Mario Moreno * Julio Goróstegui *

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* Pepa Bravo * Joaquín Burgos *

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* Ignacio de Córdoba * Ignacio de Paúl * Fernando Delgado * Luis Domínguez Luna * Antonio Fornis *

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* Mari Sol Luna * Héctor Mayro *

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* Jerónimo Montoro *

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* Alfredo Muñiz *

Carlos Otero Carlos Otero (1916–1979) was a Portuguese film and television actor. He was married to the actress Isabel de Castro.Goble p.6 Selected filmography * '' Criminal Brigade'' (1950) * ''Under the Skies of the Asturias'' (1951) * ''Persecution in ...

* Miguel Pastor * José María Prada * Vittorio Pronzatto * José G. Rey * José Riesgo * Emilio Rodríguez * Lis Rogi * Pepa Ruiz * Manuel San Román * Ángela Tamayo *

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References

Bibliography

* de España, Rafael. ''Directory of Spanish and Portuguese film-makers and films''. Greenwood Press, 1994.

External links

* 1955 films 1955 Western (genre) films Films directed by Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent Mexican Western (genre) films Spanish Western (genre) films Spanish vigilante films Mexican vigilante films Films set in California Films set in 1848 1950s Spanish-language films Mexican black-and-white films Spanish black-and-white films 1950s Spanish films 1950s Mexican films {{1950s-Western-film-stub