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Highway Patrolman

Highway Patrolman

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Highway Patrolman

1991

1h 44m

6.4(31 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

A naïve rookie in the Mexican highway patrol must adapt in order to survive as he contends with widespread corruption, dangerous drug runners and the consequences of his often morally gray actions.

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Marubeni

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Roberto Sosa

Roberto Sosa

Pedro

Bruno Bichir

Bruno Bichir

Anibal

Vanessa Bauche

Vanessa Bauche

Maribel

Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez

Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez

Griselda

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Sargento Barreras

Mike Moroff

Mike Moroff

Comandante Sanchez

Arturo Farfán

Arturo Farfán

Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Comandante Navarro

Ana Bertha Espín

Ana Bertha Espín

Dolores Heredia

Dolores Heredia

Creative team

Directed by: Alex Cox
Written by: Lorenzo O'Brien
Produced by: Lorenzo O'Brien

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