The Burning of Judas

Nov 20, 1974

1h 50m

★ 6.0

Overview

Jesús María Carmona is a small-time crook who poses as a cop so he can rob a bank. A few days before the day he planned to do it, a guerrilla group robs the same bank and Carmona is shot to death defending it when he has no other choice but to act as a policeman. Soon after, his image becomes a symbol for the police and he is honored, but his identity is found out. Meanwhile, in the neighborhood where he grew up his effigy is burned as he is now considered a traitor.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Gente de Cine

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Cast

Jesús Carmona

Miguelangel Landa

La Danta

Hilda Vera

Claudio Brook

Doña Santisima Carmona

María Teresa Acosta

Arturo Calderón

William Moreno

Pablo Gil

Raúl Medina

Rafael Briceño

José Ignacio Cabrujas

Luis Márquez Páez

Gilberto Pinto

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