Storyline
Jesús María Carmona is a small-time crook who poses as a cop so he can rob a bank. A few days before the day he planned to do it, a guerrilla group robs the same bank and Carmona is shot to death defending it when he has no other choice but to act as a policeman. Soon after, his image becomes a symbol for the police and he is honored, but his identity is found out. Meanwhile, in the neighborhood where he grew up his effigy is burned as he is now considered a traitor.
Cast & Crew
Miguelangel Landa
Jesús Carmona
Lead
Hilda Vera
La Danta
Claudio Brook
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MT
María Teresa Acosta
Doña Santisima Carmona
Arturo Calderón
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WM
William Moreno
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PG
Pablo Gil
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RM
Raúl Medina
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Román Chalbaud's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Burning of Judas is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
