El compadre Mendoza

El compadre Mendoza

85 mins | Drama, War, History | April 5, 1934

During Mexican Revolution, Rosalio Mendoza 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

El compadre Mendoza

85 mins | Drama, War, History | April 5, 1934

El compadre Mendoza
During Mexican Revolution, Rosalio Mendoza 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
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Interamericana Films
Original title El compadre Mendoza
Directors Fernando de Fuentes
Writers Fernando de Fuentes, Juan Bustillo Oro, Mauricio Magdaleno

Cast

Pepe del Río

as Felipe Mendoza

Alfredo del Diestro

as Rosalio Mendoza

Carmen Guerrero

as Dolores 'Lolita' Garcia Mendoza

Antonio R. Frausto

as Gen. Felipe Nieto

Luis G. Barreiro

as Atenógenes

Emma Roldán

as María

José Ignacio Rocha

as Jerónimo

Abraham Galán

as Colonel Martínez

Ricardo Carti

as Ventura Mendoza

José Eduardo Pérez

as Hermano menor de los Mendoza