The Shadow of the Strongman
Post-revolucionary Mexico. War secretary Hilario Jiménez is chosen as the candidate for presidency, but he isn't so sure about it, because he knows that his boss and current president, El Caudillo, has chosen a second one.
- Year: 1960
- Country: Mexico
- Genre: History, Drama, Thriller
- Studio: Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Producción Cinematográfica (STPC)
- Keyword: mexico, based on novel or book, general, political party, president, political intrigue , candidate, firing squad, vaudeville act, 1920s
- Director: Julio Bracho
- Cast: Tito Junco, Roberto Cañedo, Tito Novaro, Tomás Perrín, Bárbara Gil, Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.