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directed by

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and starring

Ignacio López Tarso Ignacio López López (born 15 January 1925), known professionally as Ignacio López Tarso, is a Mexican actor of stage, film and television. He has acted in about 50 films and appeared in documentaries and in one short feature. In 1973 he was g ...

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and

Pedro Armendáriz Jr. Pedro Armendáriz Bohr (April 6, 1940 – December 26, 2011), better known by his stage name Pedro Armendáriz Jr., was a Mexican actor. Life and career Pedro Armendáriz Bohr was born in Mexico City to Mexican-American actor Pedro Armendáriz ...

Mora, p. 139 The film is set in

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around the time of the

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and portrays the social upheaval following General

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's arrival in the area.

Cast

as Don Wilfrido *

as Tulita *

as Abel Ortiz Argumedo *

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as Elidé *

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as General Salvador Alvarado * Sergio Calderón as Padre Chano *

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as Consul Cubano *

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as Teniente Máximo * Blanca Torres as Doña Amira * Marissa Maynez as Charito *

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as Panelio Peón * Jorge Balzaretti as Efraín * Lina Montes as Doña Engracia * Ignacio Retes as Don Emilio * José Nájera as Don Nico *

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as Don Gabriel * César Sobrevals as Crisanto * Refugio Flores as Gloria * Sandra Cabargo as Rosa * Alejandra de la Cruz as Matux * Beatriz Marín as La Tiple *

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as Don Diego Rendón *

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as Arzobispo de Yucatán * Martín Palomares as Justino *

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as Moisés * Jorge Fegán as Don Ambrosio * Federico Castillo as Carlos * Alicia García as Niña Maya * Wilberto Herrera as Carretero viejo * Fabio Ramírez as Don Alberto * Celia Acevedo as Tomasa * Neyda Vargas as Chana * Alfredo Novelo as Dr. Rosales * Erica Mireles as Del Carmen *

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as Claudette *

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as General Jara * Mário Herrera as Soldado * Manolo del Río as Borracho * Joaquín Cortez as Artesano * Roberto Obregon as Professor * Hernando Herrera as Empresario * Gualberto Trejo as Bohemio I *

Sergio Duarte Sergio may refer to: * Sergio (given name), for people with the given name Sergio * Sergio (carbonado), the largest rough diamond ever found * ''Sergio'' (album), a 1994 album by Sergio Blass * ''Sergio'' (2009 film), a documentary film * ''Se ...

as Bohemio II

References

Bibliography

* Mora, Carl J. ''Mexican Cinema: Reflections of a Society, 1896-2004''. McFarland & Co, 2005.

External links

* 1977 films 1970s historical drama films Mexican historical drama films 1970s Spanish-language films Films set in the 1910s Films set in Mexico 1977 drama films 1970s Mexican films {{1970s-Mexico-film-stub