Before the Corpse of a Leader

Sep 4, 1974

1h 21m

★ 6.1

Before the corpse of a leader the enemies are discovered and the "friends" fight for power...

Overview

A union leader dies in a sleazy hotel room, then the wife, mistress, police, co workers, reporters, colleagues, and political figures arrive to the hotel and each has its own intentions.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Crime

Production Companies

Conacine

Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Producción Cinematográfica (STPC)

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Cast

Lic. Requena

David Reynoso

Baldomero Palomares Blanco

Gonzalo Vega

Madre de Clara

Celia Viveros

Gloria Olvera de Barrientos

Ana Lilia Tovar

Clara de Barrientos

Hilda Cibar

Jaime Luna

Lic. Tavares Castrejón

Enrique Gilabert

Miguel Ángel Sanroman

Mario García 'Harapos'

Guillermo Álvarez Bianchi

Juan Peláez

José Luis Avendaño

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