Cadena perpetua (1979)

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95 min - Crime | Drama | Thriller - 9 August 1979 (Mexico)

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Pedro Armendáriz Jr.	...	Javier Lira; El Tarzan
	Narciso Busquets	...	Comandante Prieto
	Ernesto Gómez Cruz	...	Cabo Pantoja
	Angélica Chain	...	Rosa Martinez
	Ana Ofelia Murguía	...	Sra Romero
	Roberto Cobo	...	Gallito
	Rodrigo Puebla	...	Cotorra
	Yolanda Rigel	...	Ojitos
	Jorge Patiño	...	Muclan
	Pilar Pellicer	...	Mujer de Pantoja
	Ana Martín	...	Criada
	Ramón Menéndez	...	Empleado del banco
	Julián Pastor
	Yaco Alva
	Salvador Garcini

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"El Tarzan" Lira is an ex-convict who decides to give up his criminal past and reform his life. However, a corrupt policeman blackmails him leaving "El Tarzan" no other option but to continue committing robberies. Adapting the genre conventions of the film noir to the Mexican context, Ripstein's film focuses on Mexican police corruption and questions the judicial system. Written by Leo Urbina

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