The Principal Enemy (1974)
In the remote Andean highlands of Peru, a tight-knit indigenous peasant community has endured generations of brutal exploitation by local landowners. When a shocking act of violence exposes the complete failure of the official justice system to protect them, the villagers’ simmering anger pushes them toward a crossroads.
Director: Jorge Sanjinés
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Oscar Zamorano as Self |
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Manuel Chambi as Self |
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Ricardo Valderrama as Self |
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Efraín Fuentes as Self |
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Saturnino Huillca Quispe as self / Quechua union leader |
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Fausto Espinoza Farfán as Self |
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Ricardo Valderrama Fernández as Self |
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Jorge Chara Góngora as Self |
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Jorge Vignati as Self |
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María Arrieta as Self |
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Consuelo Saavedra as Self |
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Marcel Milan as Self |
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Maria Barea as Self |
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Cesar Acevedo as |
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Juanito Saavedra as |
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Jorge Cáceres as |
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Jorge Chara Góngora as |
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Julian Huaman as |
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Camilo Cusi as |
| Writing | Jorge Sanjinés | Writer |
| Writing | Oscar Zambrano | Writer |
| Directing | Jorge Sanjinés | Director |
| Camera | Héctor Ríos | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Camilo Cusi | Compositor |
| Crew | Jorge Vignati | Cinematography |
| Production | María Barea | Production Assistant |