The Shadow of the Tyrant (1960)
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.
Director: Julio Bracho
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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) |
| Art | Jorge Fernández | Art Direction |
| Directing | Julio Bracho | Director |
| Writing | Martín Luis Guzmán | Novel |
| Writing | Julio Bracho | Writer |
| Writing | Jesús Cárdenas | Writer |
| Camera | Agustín Jiménez | Director of Photography |
| Production | Rodolfo Villalba | Casting |
| Editing | Jorge Busto | Editor |
| Crew | Juan Muñoz Ravelo | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pedro Chávez | Costume Design |
| Sound | Raúl Lavista | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Fernando Fernández | Camera Operator |
| Art | Nicolás Rueda Jr. | Title Designer |
| Sound | James L. Fields | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Production | José Rodríguez Granada | Supervising Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julio Chávez | Costume Design |
| Crew | Antonio Muñoz Ravelo | Special Effects |
| Camera | Fernando Calvillo | Key Grip |
| Production | Ricardo Beltri | Production Manager |
| Art | Ernesto Carrasco | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Jorge Busto | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Julio Cahero | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Joaquín Ceballos | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bertha Mendoza López | Costume Design |
| Lighting | Gabriel Castro | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Felipe Mariscal | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Armando Valdés Peza | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sara Mateos | Makeup Artist |