Elpidio Valdés (1979) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

1979 · 80 mins · Spanish

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Directed by

Juan Padrón

Starring

Irela Bravo, Frank González

The film recounts Elpidio’s birth, his father's death and the early stirrings of the War of Independence. It follows his encounter with María Silvia and his transformation into a terrifying foe of the Spanish army, the counter‑guerrilla forces and the American landowners, with the story unfolding almost entirely in 1895.