El compadre Mendoza
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Mexico · 1934
1h 25m
Director Fernando de Fuentes
Starring Pepe del Río, Alfredo del Diestro, Carmen Guerrero, Antonio R. Frausto
Genre War, Drama, History
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During Mexican Revolution, Rosalio Mendoza (Del Diestro) survives by making and winning favors from both factions, the governmental forces and Zapata's Army. His hacienda welcomes everybody, and Mendoza is considered a good friend of his guests. Eventually, the situation becomes unsustainable and he has to take sides. Betrayal and deception overcome and Mendoza's dark side surfaces
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