El compadre Mendoza

Overview

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?

Directed by Fernando de Fuentes

Top cast

Pepe del Río

Felipe Mendoza

Alfredo del Diestro

Rosalio Mendoza

Carmen Guerrero

Dolores 'Lolita' Garcia Mendoza

Antonio R. Frausto

Gen. Felipe Nieto

Luis G. Barreiro

Atenógenes

Emma Roldán

María

J

José Ignacio Rocha

Jerónimo

A

Abraham Galán

Colonel Martínez

R

Ricardo Carti

Ventura Mendoza

A

Alfonso Sánchez Tello

El Gordo

C

César Rendón

José Eduardo Pérez

Hermano menor de los Mendoza

Miguel M. Delgado

Max Langler

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