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47th edition
NOV. 21>29, 2025, Nantes France

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The shadow of the Caudillo
(La sombra del caudillo)

by Julio BRACHO

l'ombre

Mexico in the 1920s. General Jimenez is elected president. Jáuregui tells Aguirre he must put him in prison to stop a rebellion. Aguirre is sent to jail in Toluca, under the protection of general Elizondo, and thinks he is safe. But Elizondo betrays him. Aguirre and other prisoners are taken to the road to Toluca and shot dead. Only a wounded Axkaná manages to escape.

  • Titre français
    L’ombre du caudillo
  • Original title
    La sombra del caudillo
  • Titre international
    The shadow of the Caudillo
  • Scénario
    Julio Bracho et Jesús Cárdenas
  • Photo
    Agustín Jiménez
  • Montage
    Jorge Bustos
  • Son
    Ernesto Caballero
  • Musique
    Raul Lavista
  • Interprétation
    Tito Junco, Tomás Perrín, Carlos López Moctezuma

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