The Underdogs (1940)
Los de abajo
The grand drama of Mexican people!
During the Mexican Revolution, the people tired of living in poverty and enduring the atrocities committed by the federals, decide to follow one of their own, General Demetrio Macias, a thief with tricks he learned in jail and who along with "La Pintada" decides to take his people to victory. Led by Captain Anastacio Montañez, the newly formed army fight and honor their code at the same time as they loot houses to spread the wealth.
- Date of release
- 1940-06-01
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Director
- Chano Urueta
Casting
- Isabela Corona — La pintada
- Emilio Fernández — Pancracio
- Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr. — Demetrio Macías
- Domingo Soler — Anastasio Montañéz
- Esther Fernández — Camila
- Carlos López Moctezuma — El curro (Luis Cervantes) (as C. Lopez Moctezuma)
- Beatriz Ramos — Mujer de Demetrio
- Alfredo del Diestro — El güero Margarito
- Emma Roldán — Mamá de Camila
- Miguel Inclán — El meco
- Eduardo Arozamena — Venancio
- Alfonso Bedoya — El manteca (as Alfonso Bedolla)
Interesting facts
- Based on: The Underdogs
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Data from Wikidata.
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