TMDb Rating
6.1/10
29 verified votes
Fever Mounts at El Pao (1959)
Drama
97 min
Plot Summary
After Caribbean despot Mariano Vargas is murdered at the hands of his enraged populace, his secretary Ramón Vázquez takes not just control but also Vargas' widow Inés, with whom he's been having an affair. Special military unit leader Alejandro Gual arrives to overthrow Vázquez by turning the people and Inés against him.
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Keywords to include
DramaLuis BuñuelMaría FélixGérard Philipe1959
Director
Luis Buñuel
Top Cast
María FélixGérard PhilipeJean ServaisMiguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.Raúl Dantés
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