The Shadow of the Tyrant

In 1920s Mexico, the candidates being chosen to succeed the current president, El Caudillo, find themselves at his mercy as he will resort to anything to accomplish his will, including kidnapping, betrayal, and murder.

History Drama Thriller

Tito Junco

(General Ignacio Aguirre)

Roberto Cañedo

(Presidente Cámara de diputados)

Tito Novaro

(Diputado)

Tomás Perrín

(Diputado Axcaná González)

Bárbara Gil

(Rosario)

Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.

(El Caudillo)

Ignacio López Tarso

(General Hilario Jiménez)

Carlos López Moctezuma

(Diputado Emilio Olivier Fernández)

Víctor Manuel Mendoza

(General Elizondo)

Fernando Mendoza

(Diputado Juan Manuel Mijares)

Agustín Isunza

(Remigio Tarabana)

Prudencia Grifell

(Dueña de burdel)

Kitty de Hoyos

(La Mora)

José Elías Moreno

(Gobernador Catarino Ibáñez)

Víctor Junco

(General Domínguez)

Narciso Busquets

(Diputado)

José Luis Jiménez

(Doctor)

Manuel Arvide

(General Protasio Leyva)

Noé Murayama

(Mayor Segura)

Luis Aragón

(Militar)

Xavier Loyá

(Reportero)

Antonio Aguilar

(Coronel Jáuregui)

Carlos León

(Rosas)

Ernesto Finance

(Militar oportunista)

Manuel Alvarado

(Gordo)

Norma Navarro

(Prostituta)

Lupe Carriles

(Cástula, sirvienta)

Ignacio Villalbazo

(Jefe de porristas)

Arturo Soto Rangel

(Director de la Cooperativa)

Jorge Arriaga

(Coronel Saldívar)

Ángel Merino

(Vázquez, secretario de Aguirre)

Elodia Hernández

(Madre de Axcaná)

Joaquín Roche

(Mayor Canuto Arenas)

Myron Levine

(Embajador)

Julio Bracho

(Himself - Director in an introductory scene)

Martín Luis Guzmán

(Himself - Writer in an introductory scene)

José Castillo

((uncredited))

Jorge Chesterking

((uncredited))

Rodolfo Villalba

((uncredited))

Jesús Gómez

((uncredited))