The Perfect Dictatorship
The Perfect Dictatorship

The Perfect Dictatorship

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2014
2h 23m
7.4(200 votes)
Drama
Comedy

Overview

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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44 members
Acting

Damián Alcázar

Gobernador Carmelo Vargas

Damián Alcázar
Acting

Alfonso Herrera

Carlos Rojo

Alfonso Herrera
Acting

Joaquín Cosío

Agustín Morales

Joaquín Cosío
Acting

Osvaldo Benavides

Ricardo Díaz

Osvaldo Benavides
Acting

Silvia Navarro

Lucía Garza

Silvia Navarro
Acting

Flavio Medina

Salvador Garza

Flavio Medina
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Saúl Lisazo

Javier Pérez Harris

Saúl Lisazo
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Tony Dalton

Director TV MX

Tony Dalton
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Salvador Sánchez

Hombre X

Salvador Sánchez
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Enrique Arreola

Secretario de gobierno

Enrique Arreola
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Arath de la Torre

Vocero

Arath de la Torre
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Dagoberto Gama

Procurador

Dagoberto Gama
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Noé Hernández

Jefe de seguridad

Noé Hernández
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Sonia Couoh

Nana Gemelas

Sonia Couoh
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María Rojo

Doña Chole

María Rojo
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Luis Fernando Peña

El Chamoy

Luis Fernando Peña
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Gustavo Sánchez Parra

El Charro

Gustavo Sánchez Parra
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Sergio Mayer

El Presidente

Sergio Mayer
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Hernán Mendoza

El Mazacote

Hernán Mendoza
Acting

Livia Brito Pestana

Jazmín

Livia Brito Pestana
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Itatí Cantoral

Lucrecia Lascurain

Itatí Cantoral
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Jorge Poza

Rafael Lascurain

Jorge Poza
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Kiara Coussirat

Gemela Ana

No Image
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Karol Coussirat

Gemala Elena

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Roger Cudney

Embajador USA

Roger Cudney
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Ingrid Martz

Secretaria vicepresidencia TV MX

No Image
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Johanna Murillo

Secretaria dirección TV MX

Johanna Murillo
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Javier Escobar

El Mapache

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Sophie Alexander-Katz

Reportera

Sophie Alexander-Katz
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Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Señor Humilde

Ernesto Gómez Cruz
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José Concepción Macías

Testigo

José Concepción Macías
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Claudia Pineda

Niña sin rostro

Claudia Pineda
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Juan Pablo Medina

Novio

Juan Pablo Medina
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Jorge Zárate

Coronel

Jorge Zárate
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Guillermo Larrea

Reportero del Escándalo 1

No Image
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Juan Martín Jáuregui

Reportero del Escándalo 2

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Luciana González de León

Reportera del Escándalo 3

Luciana González de León
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Javier Zaragoza

Camarógrafo

No Image
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Rubén Camelo

Ingeniero Máster

No Image
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Tomás Rojas

Analista

No Image
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Ari Gallegos

Colaborador del Opositor

Ari Gallegos
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Tony Flores

Tony Cuevas

No Image
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Humberto Busto

Encargado del Hotel

Humberto Busto
Acting

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Don Alejandro

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

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