Fever Mounts at El Pao

movie

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.

Cast & crew

Raúl Dantés · Gérard Philipe · Luis Aceves Castañeda · Luis Alcoriza · Luis Buñuel · María Félix · Henri Castillou · Charles Dorat · Víctor Junco · Andrés Soler · Jean Servais · Louis Sapin · Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr. · Roberto Cañedo · Domingo Soler

Studios & networks

Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique · Filmex · Le Groupe des Quatre