- Country: Mexico
- Genres: Drama, History, Romance
- Release: 1990-10-25
- Director: Julio Bracho
- Writers: Martín Luis Guzmán
- Language: Spanish
- Stars: Tito Junco , Roberto Cañedo , Tito Novaro , Tomás Perrín , Bárbara Gil , Miguel Ángel Ferriz , Ignacio López Tarso , Carlos López Moctezuma , Víctor Manuel Mendoza , Fernando Mendoza
- Runtime: 129 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: The Shadow Of The Tyrant (United States of America) , La sombra del Caudillo , La sombra del Caudillo (Mexico)
- Plot: The movie situated in post-revolutionary Mexico describes the way politics were done in those times. Ignacio Jimenez is chosen as the candidate of the Partido Radical Progresista, but he isn't so sure about it, because he knows his boss,El Caudillo has chosen another candidate. Several political moves are done between the parties, leading to a thunderous climax.
- IMDB:tt0054321
La sombra del Caudillo Cast · · · ALL
Julio Bracho
Director
Tito Junco
General Ignacio Aguirre
Roberto Cañedo
Presidente Cámara de diputados
Tito Novaro
Diputado
Tomás Perrín
Diputado Axcaná González
Bárbara Gil
Rosario
Miguel Ángel Ferriz
El Caudillo
Ignacio López Tarso
General Hilario Jiménez
Carlos López Moctezuma
Diputado Emilio Olivier Fernández
Víctor Manuel Mendoza
General Elizondo
Agustín Isunza
Remigio Tarabana
Prudencia Grifell
Dueña de burdel
Kitty de Hoyos
La Mora
José Elías Moreno
Gobernador Catarino Ibáñez
Víctor Junco
General Domínguez
Narciso Busquets
Diputado
José Luis Jiménez
Doctor
Manuel Arvide
General Protasio Leyva
Noé Murayama
Mayor Segura
Luis Aragón
Militar
Xavier Loyá
Reportero
Antonio Aguilar
Coronel Jáuregui
Carlos León
Rosas
Ernesto Finance
Militar oportunista
Manuel Alvarado
Gordo
Norma Navarro
Prostituta