El compadre Mendoza (1934)
1h 25m
Running Time
April 5, 1934Release Date
El compadre Mendoza (1934)
1h 25m
Running Time
April 5, 1934Release Date
Plot.
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?
Where to Watch.

Currently El compadre Mendoza is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Nuestro Cine MX
Streaming in:🇲🇽 Mexico
Cast & Crew.

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

Joaquín Busquets
Coronel Bernáldez

José Ignacio Rocha
Jerónimo

Abraham Galán
Colonel Martínez

Ricardo Carti
Ventura Mendoza

Alfonso Sánchez Tello
El Gordo

César Rendón

José Eduardo Pérez
Hermano menor de los Mendoza

Fernando de Fuentes
Director / Screenplay / Editor

Antonio Prida Santacilia
Producer

Rafael Ángel Frías
Producer

José Castellot hijo
Producer

Juan Bustillo Oro
Story / Screenplay

Mauricio Magdaleno
Story

Manuel Castro Padilla
Original Music Composer

Ross Fisher
Director of Photography

Beleho
Art Direction / Set Decoration

Paul Castelain
Production Manager

B.J. Kroger
Sound Recordist
Media.

Details.
Release DateApril 5, 1934
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 25m
Filming LocationsMexico
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
guerrilla
mexican revolution
Wiki.
Godfather Mendoza (Spanish: El compadre Mendoza) is a 1934 Mexican film. It was directed by Fernando de Fuentes, and is the second of his Revolution Trilogy, preceded by El prisionero trece (1933) and followed by Vámonos con Pancho Villa (1936).
In 1994, the Mexican magazine Somos published a list of "The 100 best movies of the cinema of Mexico" in its 100th edition and choose El compadre Mendoza the 3rd best of all time, just behind Vámonos con Pancho Villa and Los olvidados.
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