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The Mayor (2012)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 21M

Director : Emiliano Altuna, Diego Enrique Osorno, Carlos Rossini

Synopsis

The film tells the story of Mauricio Fernandez, mayor of the wealthiest municipality in Latin America, located in the North of Mexico. He presents himself as a polemical figure who takes justice into his own hands in order to "clean" his municipality of the drug cartels' presence. Mauricio is a key character to better understand the present situation in Mexico and through the unusual views of this politician, the audience will be a privileged witnesses of an scenario where political tasks and excessive violence mingle with one another.

Actors

Mauricio Fernández Garza
Mauricio Fernández Garza
The Mayor
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
Octavio Paz
Octavio Paz
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
Silvia Pinal
Silvia Pinal
Beatriz Paredes
Beatriz Paredes
Ernesto Zedillo
Ernesto Zedillo
Vicente Fox
Vicente Fox
Marta Sahagún
Marta Sahagún
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
Carlos Salinas de Gortari

Crews

Emiliano Altuna
Emiliano Altuna
Director
Diego Enrique Osorno
Diego Enrique Osorno
Director
Carlos Rossini
Carlos Rossini
Director
Daniel Hidalgo
Daniel Hidalgo
Original Music Composer
Emiliano Altuna
Emiliano Altuna
Producer
Carlos Rossini
Carlos Rossini
Producer
Pedro G. García
Pedro G. García
Editor
Daniel Hidalgo
Daniel Hidalgo
Sound mixer
Daniel Hidalgo
Daniel Hidalgo
Sound Director
Jorge Angulo Fonseca
Jorge Angulo Fonseca
Sound Designer
Analía Solomonoff
Analía Solomonoff
Storyboard
Jorge Angulo Fonseca
Jorge Angulo Fonseca
Sound Editor
Carlos Rossini
Carlos Rossini
Director of Photography
Edwin Culp
Edwin Culp
Sound
Emiliano Altuna
Emiliano Altuna
Sound

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