The Perfect Dictatorship

Name: The Perfect Dictatorship
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2014-10-16
Duration: 2 h 23 min
Cast: Damián Alcázar, Alfonso Herrera, Joaquín Cosío, Osvaldo Benavides

La dictadura perfecta

2014 · 2h 23m · Comedy, Drama · Mexico · Rated B-15 (MX)

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

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?

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Luis Estrada

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Luis Estrada, Jaime Sampietro

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Damián Alcázar, Alfonso Herrera, Joaquín Cosío, Osvaldo Benavides

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