Drama ·Comedy ·Crime · Mexico · 1974 · 1h 21m

Before the Corpse of a Leader

Ante el cadáver de un líder

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Director
Alejandro Galindo
Cast
David Reynoso as Lic. Requena Gonzalo Vega as Baldomero Palomares Blanco Celia Viveros as Madre de Clara Ana Lilia Tovar as Gloria Olvera de Barrientos Hilda Cibar as Clara de Barrientos Jaime Luna as
Crew
Rafael Ceballos — Editor Alejandro Galindo — Writer Javier Torres Torija — Production Design
Tagline

Before the corpse of a leader the enemies are discovered and the "friends" fight for power...

Synopsis

A union leader dies in a sleazy hotel room, then the wife, mistress, police, co workers, reporters, colleagues, and political figures arrive to the hotel and each has its own intentions.

Mood & Themes
hotelpolicedetectiveinvestigationmother-in-lawdark comedypoliticiancover-upmurderreporterunion
Key Collaborators
Alejandro Galindo Director Rafael Ceballos Editor Alejandro Galindo Writer Javier Torres Torija Production Design
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