The Shadow of the Strongman

The Shadow of the Strongman

129 mins | Crime, Thriller, History | Aug. 22, 1960

Post-revolucionary Mexico. War secretary Ignacio Jimenez is chosen as the candidate for presidency, but he isn't so sure about it, because he knows that his boss and current president, El Caudillo, has chosen a second one.

The Shadow of the Strongman

129 mins | Crime, Thriller, History | Aug. 22, 1960

The Shadow of the Strongman
Post-revolucionary Mexico. War secretary Ignacio Jimenez is chosen as the candidate for presidency, but he isn't so sure about it, because he knows that his boss and current president, El Caudillo, has chosen a second one.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Producción Cinematográfica (STPC)
Original title La sombra del caudillo
Directors Julio Cahero, Julio Bracho, Jorge Busto
Writers Martín Luis Guzmán, Jesús Cárdenas, Julio Bracho

Cast

Tito Junco

as General Ignacio Aguirre

Roberto Cañedo

as Presidente Cámara de diputados

Tito Novaro

as Diputado

Tomás Perrín

as Diputado Axcaná González

Bárbara Gil

as Rosario

Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.

as El Caudillo

Ignacio López Tarso

as General Hilario Jiménez

Carlos López Moctezuma

as Diputado Emilio Olivier Fernández

Víctor Manuel Mendoza

as General Elizondo

Fernando Mendoza

as Diputado Juan Manuel Mijares

Agustín Isunza

as Remigio Tarabana

Prudencia Grifell

as Dueña de burdel

Kitty de Hoyos

as La Mora

José Elías Moreno

as Gobernador Catarino Ibáñez

Víctor Junco

as General Domínguez

Narciso Busquets

as Diputado

Manuel Arvide

as General Protasio Leyva

Noé Murayama

as Mayor Segura

Luis Aragón

as Militar

Xavier Loyá

as Reportero

Antonio Aguilar

as Coronel Jáuregui

Carlos León

as Rosas

Ernesto Finance

as Militar oportunista

Manuel Alvarado

as Gordo

Norma Navarro

as Prostituta

Lupe Carriles

as Cástula, sirvienta

Ignacio Villalbazo

as Jefe de porristas

Arturo Soto Rangel

as Director de la Cooperativa

Jorge Arriaga

as Coronel Saldívar

Ángel Merino

as Vázquez, secretario de Aguirre

Elodia Hernández

as Madre de Axcaná

Joaquín Roche

as Mayor Canuto Arenas

Myron Levine

as Embajador

Julio Bracho

as Himself - Director in an introductory scene

Martín Luis Guzmán

as Himself - Writer in an introductory scene

José Castillo

as (uncredited)

Jorge Chesterking

as (uncredited)

Rodolfo Villalba

as (uncredited)

Jesús Gómez

as (uncredited)