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Zapata: The dream of a hero
Film / 2004

Zapata: The dream of a hero

Directed by Alfonso Arau
WarDrama

★ 5.5/10Audience rating

This fictionalized portrayal of Emiliano Zapata as an Indigenous Mexican shaman, directed by Alfonso Arau, was reportedly the most expensive Mexican movie ever produced, with a massive ad campaign, and the largest ever opening in the nation's history. Unusual in the Mexican film industry, Zapata was financed independently.

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This fictionalized portrayal of Emiliano Zapata as an Indigenous Mexican shaman, directed by Alfonso Arau, was reportedly the most expensive Mexican movie ever produced, with a massive ad campaign, and the largest ever opening in the nation's history. Unusual in the Mexican film industry, Zapata was financed independently.

Cast

Alejandro FernándezEmiliano Zapata Patricia VelásquezJosefa Jesús OchoaVictoriano Huerta Jaime CamilEufemio Zapata Fernando BecerrilPresidente Francisco Madero Miguel CouturierJosé Yves Limantour LuceroEsperanza José Luis Cruz

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