El compadre Mendoza (movie)
- User score: 6.3
- Production country: Mexico
- Producer: Fernando de Fuentes
- Production companies: Interamericana Films
- Genre: Drama, War
- Release date: 4/5/1934
- Run time: 85 min.
Movie description
In the midst of the Mexican Revolution, the landowner Mendoza manages to get along with both the government and the revolutionary group. For the former, he is a supporter of Huerta. For the latter, he is a Zapata supporter. Depending on the political preference of whoever visits him at his hacienda, he has portraits of Huerta or Zapata put up, and organizes a party in honor of his visitors. However, time goes by and the situation becomes untenable. For whom will he take sides?