Masacre en el río Tula

Masacre en el río Tula

Masacre en el río Tula

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Masacre en el río Tula

"A real life incident that shook Mexico."

1985

1h 25m

6.6(23 votes)

Action

Crime

Drama

Overview

Based on a real event, twelve dead bodies are found in the Tula River, we see the events that lead up to the massacre in a tale of crime, vice, corruption and sleaze.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Cuitláhuac Rodríguez

Victor

Narciso Busquets

Narciso Busquets

Pancho

Roxana Chávez

Roxana Chávez

La Parabólica

Abril Campillo

Abril Campillo

Estrellita

Carmen Salinas

Carmen Salinas

La Madrastra

Gerardo Zepeda

Gerardo Zepeda

La Madrina

Hugo Stiglitz

Hugo Stiglitz

El Man

Carlos Cámara

El Che

José Carlos Ruiz

José Carlos Ruiz

El Mulato

Carlos Bonavides

Carlos Bonavides

Cantinero

Creative team

Directed by: Ismael Rodríguez Jr.
Written by: Ismael Rodríguez
Jorge Manrique
Produced by: Ismael Rodríguez Jr.

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