Movie Cosmos - The Shadow of the Tyrant

Description:

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.

Top 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

José Luis Jiménez

As Doctor

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)

Top Crew >

Julio Bracho

Director, Writer

Jorge Fernández

Art Direction

Martín Luis Guzmán

Novel

Jesús Cárdenas

Writer

Agustín Jiménez

Director of Photography

Rodolfo Villalba

Casting

José Rodríguez Granada

Supervising Producer

Jorge Busto

Editor, Script Supervisor

Juan Muñoz Ravelo

Special Effects

Joaquín Ceballos

Assistant Editor

Gabriel Castro

Lighting Technician

Ricardo Beltri

Production Manager

Felipe Mariscal

Camera Operator

Julio Chávez

Costume Design

James L. Fields

Supervising Sound Editor

Armando Valdés Peza

Costume Design

Raúl Lavista

Original Music Composer

Fernando Fernández

Camera Operator

Antonio Muñoz Ravelo

Special Effects

Ernesto Carrasco

Set Decoration

Bertha Mendoza López

Costume Design

Nicolás Rueda Jr.

Title Designer

Sara Mateos

Makeup Artist

Julio Cahero

Assistant Director

Fernando Calvillo

Key Grip

Pedro Chávez

Costume Design

Reviews:

Andres Gomez (5/10)

Interesting movie from the perspective of how Mexican politics work from a fictional point of view. The performance are good but the story could be better developed.

2013-10-25