Cast & Crew

Directed by

Felipe Cazals
Mario Llorca
(co-director)

Writing Credits

Felipe Cazals
(dialogue)
Felipe Cazals
(screenplay)
Carlos Fuentes
(dialogue)
Carlos Fuentes
(screenplay)
José Iturriaga
(story)

Cast

Jorge Martínez de Hoyos
Benito Juárez
Helena Rojo
Emperatriz Carlota
Mario Almada
Mariano Escobedo
Julián Pastor
Jesús González Ortega
Paco Morayta
Emperador Maximiliano
Ofelia Guilmáin
Madre de Comonfort
David Silva
Gen. Leonardo Márquez
Pancho Córdova
Sr. Jecker
Roberto Dumont
Napoleón III
Enrique Lucero
Juan Nepomuceno Almonte
Héctor Andremar
Gen. Miguel Miramón
Eduardo López Rojas
Arzobispo Pelagio Antonio de Labastida
Marcela López Rey
Eugenia de Montijo
Ramón Menéndez
Gen. Santiago Vidaurri
Gastón Melo
Gen. Santos Degollado
Óscar Morelli
Gen. Leandro Valle
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Guillermo Prieto
Juan Peláez
José Miguel Hidalgo Eznaurrizar
Héctor Ortega
Estrada
Martin LaSalle
Duque de Morey
Rodrigo Puebla
Gen. Tomás Mejía
Salvador Sánchez
Gen. Melchor Ocampo
Alejandro Parodi
Cnel. Dupin
Roberto Rivero
Presidente Comonfort
Carlos Jordán
Dubois, conde de Saligny
Farnesio de Bernal
Mariscal Aquiles Bazaine
Gonzalo Vega
Ignacio Zaragoza
Max Kerlow
Von Thun
María Barber
(as María Engracia Silva)
Eduardo MacGregor
Comodoro Dunlop
Jorge Guzmán
Párroco de la hacienda
Alfredo Torres
Porfirio Díaz
Nathanael León
Tudos, sirviente de los archiduques
Felipe Cazals
Senador Cap. Morgan
Modesto Martínez Boronat
Papa Pio IX
Nicolás Jasso
Danó
Juan Vicente Melo
Lépero veracruzano
Víctor Moya
Conde de Lorencez
Rubén Márquez
Sr. Ministro
Hernando Name
Padre campesino
Ivan J. Rado
Pintor
Antonio Raxel
Barón de Lago
Eduardo Santos
White
Toni Sbert
Sir Peter Campbell-Scarlett

Produced by

Guillermo Aguilar Álvarez
producer
Leopoldo Silva
producer
Marco Silva
producer

Music by

Felipe Villanueva

Cinematography by

Jorge Stahl Jr.

Editing by

Rafael Ceballos

Production Design by

Fernando Ramírez Romero
(as Fernando Ramírez)
Roberto Silva

Set Decoration by

Adalberto López

Costume Design by

Malicha Moreno

Makeup Department

Ana Guerrero
makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Luis Gaytán
assistant director

Art Department

Enrique Estévez
artistic adviser

Sound Department

Sigfrido García
sound editor
James Nelson
supervising sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Federico Farfán
special effects

Stunts

Hernando Name
stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Lupe García
camera operator

Additional Crew

'Chema' Hernandez
head wrangler (uncredited)
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