

Fever Mounts at El Pao
1959-12-05 · 97 min · ★ 6.1
After Caribbean despot Mariano Vargas is murdered at the hands of his enraged populace, his secretary Ramón Vázquez takes not just control but also Vargas' widow Inés, with whom he's been having an affair. Special military unit leader Alejandro Gual arrives to overthrow Vázquez by turning the people and Inés against him.
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- Directors
- Luis Buñuel
- Production companies
- Le Groupe des Quatre, Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique, Filmex
- Countries
- France, Mexico
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
María FélixInés Rojas
Gérard PhilipeRamón Vázquez
Jean ServaisAlejandro Gual
Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.le Gouverneur Mariano Vargas
Domingo SolerProfesseur Juan Cárdenas
Víctor JuncoIndarte
Roberto CañedoLe colonel Olivares
Andrés SolerLe président Carlos Barreiro
Luis Aceves CastañedaLópez - le secrétaire de Gual
Armando AcostaManuel
Augusto Benedico
Antonio Bravo
José Chávez
Francisco Jambrina
Carlos León
Enrique Lucero
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