El compadre Mendoza (1933)
- Directed by
- Fernando de Fuentes
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Mexico
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 26 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A landowner tries to stay neutral during the Mexican Revolution by befriending both government forces and rebel fighters. His loyalty is tested when he must choose between his friendship and his principles.
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What happens
Godfather Mendoza (Spanish: El compadre Mendoza) is a 1934 Mexican film. It was directed by Fernando de Fuentes, and is the second of his Revolution Trilogy, preceded by El prisionero trece (1933) and followed by Vámonos con Pancho Villa (1936). In 1994, the Mexican magazine Somos published a list of "The 100 best movies of the cinema of Mexico" in its 100th edition and choose El compadre Mendoza the 3rd best of all time, just behind Vámonos con Pancho Villa and Los olvidados. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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