La Generala

Jan 1, 1971

1h 40m

★ 5.5

Overview

During the Mexican Revolution, a hardened and rich lady landowner is overtaken by the violence of the times. Losing her land and house, she falls in love with a revolutionary leader that is killed by a sadistic and corrupt federal officer. She takes the revolutionary flag and leads a rampage of violence and destruction.

Genres

Action

Crime

Drama

Romance

Thriller

War

Western

Production Companies

Clasa Films Mundiales

Estudios Churubusco Azteca

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Cast

Mariana Sampedro, La Generala

María Félix

Manuel Sampedro, ingeniero Alejandro Robles Escandón

Carlos Bracho

Cómplice de Feliciano

Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Rosauro Márquez

Ignacio López Tarso

Jesús

Salvador Sánchez

Coronel Feliciano López

Eric del Castillo

Raquel

Evangelina Elizondo

Esteban

Sergio Jiménez

El rubio

Sergio Kleiner

Señora del teatro

Beatriz Sheridan

Óscar Chávez

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