Cuartelazo

Cuartelazo

1977 · 117 min · ★ 6.3 · History, Action, Drama

Narration of one of the bloodiest episodes of the Mexican national history, The Tragic Ten, beginning when General Victoriano Huerta sent to kill President Francisco I. Madero, Vice President José María Pino Suárez and Senator Belisario Dominguez. The film recreates the moment of the execution at the hands of Huerta and his accomplices Bernardo Reyes, Félix Díaz and Manuel Mondragón.

Directed by Alberto Isaac · Written by Héctor Ortega

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