In Santa Fe de Tierra Firme, an imaginary Latin American country, the indigenous dictator Santos Banderas rules with an iron fist. A group of rebels trying to seize power by force while some liberals try a change of government legally.
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Gian Maria Volonté
Tirano Banderas
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Ana Belén
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Juan Diego
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José Luis García Sánchez Director · Rafael Azcona Writer Ramón del Valle-Inclán Author
First release November 19, 1993 · Produced in Cuba, Spain, Mexico · Production Iberoamericana Films Internacional, ION Films
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ICAIC
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Iberoamericana Films Internacional
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ION Films
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Atrium Producciones
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Promociones Audiovisuales Reunidas
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Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos
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Cuba · Spain · Mexico
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Original title
Tirano Banderas
Original language
Spanish
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Spanish
Release dates
Spain · November 19, 1993
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