Released:
2012-11-15

Overview:
The final years of Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon (1812-1815), leader in the Mexican war for independence who, after outsmarting Calleja´s blocade in Cuautla, reorganized his troops and took the city of Oaxaca. However, with more than half the territory of Mexico in his hands, Morelos was determined to take the port of Acapulco while the royalist troops gained ground. It shows the relationship of Morelos with his lieutenants, his efforts to create institutions of his own and a disciplined army to confront the royalist troops. The film captures the two inseparable facets of the life of this Mexican hero: his contradictions and his passions.

Director:
Antonio Serrano

Runtime:
1h 45min

Genre:

• Cast:
• 
  Dagoberto Gama
  as
  José María Morelos y Pavón
• 
  Raúl Méndez
  as
  Mariano Matamoros
• 
  Juan Ignacio Aranda
  as
  Hermenegildo Galeana
• 
  José María Yázpik
  as
  Ignacio López Rayón
• 
  Stephanie Sigman
  as
  Francisca Ortiz