Juan Moreira (1973) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

1973 · 99 mins · Spanish

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Directed by

Leonardo Favio

Starring

Juan Carlos Vargas, Osvaldo De la Vega, Augusto Kretschmar, Carlos Muñoz Arosa, Edgardo Suárez, Elcira Olivera Garcés

In the late nineteenth century, mule driver Juan Moreira is a respectable gaucho and diligent worker who, like many of his peers, endures constant abuse and humiliation at the hands of the powerful—whether from corrupt police officers or oppressive landowners—highlighting the harsh social hierarchy of the era.