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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?
Cast
Pepe del Río, Alfredo del Diestro, Carmen Guerrero, Antonio R. Frausto, Luis G. Barreiro, Emma Roldán, José Ignacio Rocha, Abraham Galán, Ricardo Carti, Alfonso Sánchez Tello, César Rendón, José Eduardo Pérez
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