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The Burning of Judas (1974)

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.

  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Miguelangel LandaMiguelangel LandaJesús Carmona
  • Photo of Hilda VeraHilda VeraLa Danta
  • Photo of Claudio BrookClaudio Brook
  • Photo of María Teresa AcostaMaría Teresa AcostaDoña Santisima Carmona
  • Photo of Arturo CalderónArturo Calderón
  • Photo of William MorenoWilliam Moreno
  • Photo of Pablo GilPablo Gil
  • Photo of Raúl MedinaRaúl Medina
  • Photo of Rafael BriceñoRafael Briceño
  • Photo of José Ignacio CabrujasJosé Ignacio Cabrujas

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