Zapata: The dream of a hero (2004) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2004 · 91 mins · Spanish

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Directed by

Alfonso Arau

Starring

Jaime Camil, Fernando Becerril, Jesús Ochoa, Patricia Velásquez, Lucero, Miguel Couturier

A fictionalized portrait of Emiliano Zapata as an Indigenous Mexican shaman, directed by Alfonso Arau, that became the most expensive Mexican film ever made. It launched with a massive advertising campaign and recorded the largest opening weekend in the nation’s history. Unusually for Mexican cinema, the project was financed independently.