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
Jesús Cárdenas
Writer
Martín Luis Guzmán
Novel
Rodolfo Villalba
Casting
José Rodríguez Granada
Supervising Producer
Jorge Busto
Editor
Ernesto Carrasco
Set Decoration
Sara Mateos
Makeup Artist
Ricardo Beltri
Production Manager
Julio Cahero
Assistant Director
Antonio Muñoz Ravelo
Special Effects
Juan Muñoz Ravelo
Special Effects
Fernando Calvillo
Key Grip
Gabriel Castro
Lighting Technician
Fernando Fernández
Camera Operator
Felipe Mariscal
Camera Operator
Julio Chávez
Costume Design
Pedro Chávez
Costume Design
Bertha Mendoza López
Costume Design
Armando Valdés Peza
Costume Design
Joaquín Ceballos
Assistant Editor
Jorge Busto
Script Supervisor
Nicolás Rueda Jr.
Title Designer
James L. Fields
Supervising Sound Editor