El compadre Mendoza (1934)

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?

Released

1934-04-05

Genres

Drama, War

Runtime

85 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Fernando de Fuentes, Juan Bustillo Oro, Fernando de Fuentes

TMDB rating

6.7/10 from 26 votes