Rosauro Castro. 1950. Directed by Roberto Gavaldón

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Rosauro Castro. 1950. Mexico. Directed by Roberto Gavaldón. Courtesy Filmoteca de la UNAM

Rosauro Castro. 1950. Mexico. Directed by Roberto Gavaldón. Screenplay by Gavaldón, Roberto O’Quiqley, José Revueltas. With Pedro Armendáriz, Carlos López Moctezuma, María Douglas. In Spanish; English subtitles. 83 min.

The great popular hero of Mexican cinema, Pedro Armendáriz, here plays a morally ambiguous *cacique*—a rural political boss who is both of the people and their ruthless exploiter. When he is implicated in the death of a political reformer, his reign over his nameless village is threatened, a social development that Gavaldón seems to both welcome and regret.

This film accompanies Roberto Gavaldón: Night Falls in Mexico.

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Sat, May 4, 2019, 7:30 p.m.

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Wed, Apr 24, 2019, 7:30 p.m.

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