The Shadow of the Tyrant
129 mins
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.
Tomás Perrín
Diputado Axcaná González
Fernando Mendoza
Diputado Juan Manuel Mijares
José Luis Jiménez
Doctor
Manuel Arvide
General Protasio Leyva
Manuel Alvarado
Gordo
Norma Navarro
Prostituta
Ignacio Villalbazo
Jefe de porristas
Jorge Arriaga
Coronel Saldívar
Ángel Merino
Vázquez, secretario de Aguirre
Elodia Hernández
Madre de Axcaná
Joaquín Roche
Mayor Canuto Arenas
Myron Levine
Embajador
Martín Luis Guzmán
Himself - Writer in an introductory scene
José Castillo
(uncredited)
Jorge Chesterking
(uncredited)
Rodolfo Villalba
(uncredited)
Jesús Gómez
(uncredited)
Jorge Fernández
Art Direction
Martín Luis Guzmán
Novel
Jesús Cárdenas
Writer
Rodolfo Villalba
Casting
José Rodríguez Granada
Supervising Producer
Jorge Busto
Editor
Juan Muñoz Ravelo
Special Effects
Joaquín Ceballos
Assistant Editor
Gabriel Castro
Lighting Technician
Ricardo Beltri
Production Manager
Felipe Mariscal
Camera Operator
Julio Chávez
Costume Design
James L. Fields
Supervising Sound Editor
Armando Valdés Peza
Costume Design
Fernando Fernández
Camera Operator
Antonio Muñoz Ravelo
Special Effects
Ernesto Carrasco
Set Decoration
Bertha Mendoza López
Costume Design
Nicolás Rueda Jr.
Title Designer
Jorge Busto
Script Supervisor
Sara Mateos
Makeup Artist
Julio Cahero
Assistant Director
Fernando Calvillo
Key Grip
Pedro Chávez
Costume Design