The Underdogs
7.0
“The grand drama of Mexican people!”
During the Mexican Revolution, the people tired of living in poverty and enduring the atrocities committed by the federals, decide to follow one of their own, General Demetrio Macias, a thief with tricks he learned in jail and who along with "La Pintada" decides to take his people to victory. Led by Captain Anastacio Montañez, the newly formed army fight and honor their code at the same time as they loot houses to spread the wealth.
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Cast
16 people
Isabela Corona
La pintada
Known for
Aunt Alejandra
The Witch's Mirror
Emilio Fernández
Pancracio
Known for
The Wild Bunch
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.
Demetrio Macías
Known for
El Siete Machos
Domingo Soler
Anastasio Montañéz
Known for
Up and Down
La Vida No Vale Nada
Esther Fernández
Camila
Also in
Doña Perfecta
Santa
Carlos López Moctezuma
El curro (Luis Cervantes) (as C. Lopez Moctezuma)
Known for
Night of the Bloody Apes
Viva Maria!
Beatriz Ramos
Mujer de Demetrio
Known for
The Brute
Mr. Photographer
Alfredo del Diestro
El güero Margarito
Also in
Prisoner 13
El compadre Mendoza
Emma Roldán
Mamá de Camila
Known for
Los hijos de María Morales
Entrega Inmediata
Miguel Inclán
El meco
Known for
The Young and the Damned
El Siete Machos
Eduardo Arozamena
Venancio
Known for
Drácula
The Circus
Alfonso Bedoya
El manteca (as Alfonso Bedolla)
Known for
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Big Country
Chano Urueta Director · Aurelio Manrique Writer Mariano Azuela Author
First release June 1, 1940 · Produced in Mexico · Production Nueva América
Production
Producciones Amanecer
Production
Nueva América
Production
Mexico
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Los de abajo
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Mexico · June 1, 1940
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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