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The Perfect Dictatorship

The Perfect Dictatorship

The Perfect Dictatorship

The Perfect Dictatorship

Television has already appointed a president... Will it do it again?

2014•2h 23m•

★7.4(206 ratings)

DramaComedy

Overview

TV MX, the most powerful Mexican Television Corporation, discloses a scandalous story involving Governor Carmelo Vargas in serious crimes and illicit business. Governor Vargas worried about his political future, decides to clean his image and negotiates a billionaire secret agreement with the owners of the TV Corporation. Carlos Rojo, an ambitious young news producer, and Ricardo Diaz, TV network star reporter, are responsible for making a dirty campaign to change the image the public has of the corrupt Governor and make him, at any cost, a political star and a great presidential candidate. Mexican Television believes that democracy is a farce and has already placed one President... Will they do it again?

Director

Writers

Luis Estrada, Jaime Sampietro

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Main Cast

Damián Alcázar

Damián Alcázar

Gobernador Carmelo Vargas

Alfonso Herrera

Alfonso Herrera

Carlos Rojo

Joaquín Cosío

Joaquín Cosío

Agustín Morales

Osvaldo Benavides

Osvaldo Benavides

Ricardo Díaz

Silvia Navarro

Silvia Navarro

Lucía Garza

Flavio Medina

Flavio Medina

Salvador Garza

Saúl Lisazo

Saúl Lisazo

Javier Pérez Harris

Tony Dalton

Tony Dalton

Director TV MX

Salvador Sánchez

Salvador Sánchez

Hombre X

Enrique Arreola

Enrique Arreola

Secretario de gobierno

Arath de la Torre

Arath de la Torre

Vocero

Dagoberto Gama

Dagoberto Gama

Procurador

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Luis Estrada
Second Assistant Director: Telma Silva
Script Supervisor: Gabriela Herrera
Assistant Director: Martín Torres
First Assistant Director: Martín Torres
Script Supervisor: Zoé Van Cauwelaert

Writing

Screenplay: Luis Estrada
Screenplay: Jaime Sampietro
Writer: Jaime Sampietro

Production

Unit Production Manager: Milenco Galipienzo
Casting: Yuridia Torres
Unit Manager: Carlos Muñoz Portal
Producer: Luis Estrada
Executive Producer: Sandra Solares
Assistant Production Manager: Alejandro Peke Correa

Music & Sound

Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Pablo Lach
Supervising Sound Editor: Pablo Lach
Foley: Maureen Murphy
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Christian Giraud
ADR Editor: Christian Giraud
Sound Editor: Gilda Garcia

Cinematography

Still Photographer: Jaime Sampietro

Editing

Dialogue Editor: Christian Giraud
Editor: Mariana Rodríguez
Assistant Editor: Jorge Márquez
Assistant Editor: Edna Herrera

Art Direction

Set Designer: Hector H. Rivera
Production Design: Salvador Parra
Property Master: Patricia Cuevas
Assistant Property Master: Susana Chaparro Alvarado
Set Dresser: Luisa Guala

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Coordinator: Gilberto Miñón
Makeup Artist: Felipe Salazar
Costume Design: María Estela Fernández
Costume Design: Gilberto Miñón

Visual Effects

Digital Compositors: Jorge Luis Medina
Visual Effects Supervisor: Adriana Arriaga
Digital Compositors: Luis Jorge Medina
Digital Compositors: Luis Jorge Medina

Keywords

corrupt politician

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Television has already appointed a president... Will it do it again?"

#2

The original title is "La dictadura perfecta" (ES).

#3

The runtime is 143 minutes (2h 23m).

#4

The film was directed by Luis Estrada.

#5

The screenplay was written by Luis Estrada and Jaime Sampietro.

#6

This title is listed on IMDb as tt3970854.

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Rating

7.4/10

Good

206 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

La dictadura perfecta

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

B-15

Language:

Español

Country of Origin:

Mexico

Production Companies:

Bandidos Films

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