
Released
IMDb
This fictionalized portrayal of Emiliano Zapata as an Indigenous Mexican shaman, directed by Alfonso Arau, was reportedly the most expensive Mexican movie ever produced, with a massive ad campaign, and the largest ever opening in the nation's history. Unusual in the Mexican film industry, Zapata was financed independently.
Keywords
mexican revolution
Casts

Alejandro Fernández
Emiliano Zapata

Patricia Velásquez
Josefa

Jesús Ochoa
Victoriano Huerta

Jaime Camil
Eufemio Zapata

Fernando Becerril
Presidente Francisco Madero
Miguel Couturier
José Yves Limantour

Lucero
Esperanza

José Luis Cruz
Crews

Alfonso Arau
Director

Alfonso Arau
Producer
Carlos Puente
Editor
Sergio Guerrero
Art Direction

Alfonso Arau
Writer

Carla Hool
Casting
Pliny Porter
Producer

Ruy Folguera
Music
Jorge Valdés García
Casting
Eugenio Zanetti
Production Design
Devorah Galván Caballero
Set Decoration
Marcelo Del Rio
Supervising Art Director

Vittorio Storaro
Director of Photography
Backdrops & Posters

