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The Underdogs
“The grand drama of Mexican people!”
6.3 / 10• 1940• 1h 30m•NR• Spanish
DramaHistory
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Isabela Corona
La pintada
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Chano Urueta's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Underdogs is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
