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El compadre Mendoza

El compadre Mendoza (1934)

1h 25m | PG-13

⭐ 6.4 / 10

In the midst of the Mexican Revolution, the landowner Mendoza manages to get along with both the government and the revolutionary group. For the former, he is a supporter of Huerta. For the latter, he is a Zapata supporter. Depending on the political preference of whoever visits him at his hacienda, he has portraits of Huerta or Zapata put up, and organizes a party in honor of his visitors. However, time goes by and the situation becomes untenable. For whom will he take sides?

Director: Fernando de Fuentes

Studio: Interamericana Films

Genre: Drama, War

Video: 720p

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Cast

Pepe del Río

Pepe del Río

as Felipe Mendoza

Alfredo del Diestro

Alfredo del Diestro

as Rosalio Mendoza

Carmen Guerrero

Carmen Guerrero

as Dolores 'Lolita' Garcia Mendoza

Antonio R. Frausto

Antonio R. Frausto

as Gen. Felipe Nieto

Luis G. Barreiro

Luis G. Barreiro

as Atenógenes

Emma Roldán

Emma Roldán

as María