Fever Mounts at El Pao

Name: Fever Mounts at El Pao
Genre: Drama
Released: 1959-12-05
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: María Félix, Gérard Philipe, Jean Servais, Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr., Raúl Dantés

6.1(29 votes)

1959

1h 37m

Drama

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Overview

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.