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In 1909, former judge Cristóbal Zamarripa owns Valle Nacional, a tobacco plantation where he exploits workers with the support of the tyrant Porfirio Díaz, who sends him political prisoners as slaves. The others are lured with the promise of high wages, but end up owing everything to the company store. All are tortured, raped, or killed when they protest. Another landowner whose brother was killed by Zamarripa and who falls in love with one of his daughters is going to be punished, but he flees and becomes a revolutionary.Read moreLess
In 1909, former judge Cristóbal Zamarripa owns Valle Nacional, a tobacco plantation where he exploits workers with the support of the tyrant Porfirio Díaz, who sends him political prisoners as slaves. The others are lured with the promise of high wages, but end up owing everything to the company store. All are tortured, raped, or killed when they protest. Another landowner whose brother was killed by Zamarripa and who falls in love with one of his daughters is going to be punished, but he flees and becomes a revolutionary.
The story
In 1909, former judge Cristóbal Zamarripa owns Valle Nacional, a tobacco plantation where he exploits workers with the support of the tyrant Porfirio Díaz, who sends him political prisoners as slaves. The others are lured with the promise of high wages, but end up owing everything to the company store. All are tortured, raped, or killed when they protest. Another landowner whose brother was killed by Zamarripa and who falls in love with one of his daughters is going to be punished, but he flees and becomes a revolutionary.
Cast & crew
Mario AlmadaDon Cristóbal Zamarripa
Fernando AlmadaVerduguillo
Ana Luisa PeluffoConcepción
Silvia MariscalMargarita
Hugo StiglitzFelipe Aguirre
Jorge RussekPancracio
René CardonaDon Luis Aguirre
Alejandro CiangherottiPrisionero
Carlos EastPrisionero
Quintín BulnesCharleteExplore the crew
- Director
- René Cardona Jr.
- Writer
- René Cardona Jr.
- Writer
- Enrique Albuerne
- Writer
- Jorge Patiño
- Producer
- Gustavo Bravo Ahuja
- Director of Photography
- Daniel López
- Editor
- Alfredo Rosas Priego