Las delicias del poder

Las delicias del poder
Las delicias del poder
Directed by	Iván Lipkies
Written by	María Elena Velasco
Produced by	Ivette E. Lipkies
Starring	María Elena Velasco; Ernesto Gómez Cruz; Irma Dorantes; Farnesio de Bernal; Adalberto Martínez; Héctor Ortega
Cinematography	Alberto Lee
Edited by	Antonio Belmont; Iván Lipkies
Music by	Álvaro Cerviño
Production; company	Estudios Churubusco
Distributed by	Vlady Realizadores
Release date	January 1999 (Mexico);
Running time	129 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish
Box office	$11,157,108 (MXN)

Las delicias del poder ("The Delights of Power") is a 1999 Mexican political satire comedy film directed by Iván Lipkies starring María Elena Velasco as La India María with Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Irma Dorantes, and Adalberto Martínez. The film broke the box-office record in Mexico at the time of its release^[2] earning 11 million pesos and having been the second-highest grossing film of the year.^[1]

Plot[]

In 1952, the presidential candidate of the PUM political party Carmelo Barriga visits the rural town of San Jilemón el Alto where he gives a speech promoting his candidacy and political party. During the speech and among the townspeople, a young woman gives birth to two twin girls. In a political move, Carmelo decides to adopt one of the girls whom he names Lorena and who becomes an active politician in her own political party, the PUF. Lorena then becomes a presidential candidate running against her rival, Santos Barboza of the PUM. When Lorena and her campaign visits San Toribio del Trueno, a firework accident causes her to abandon the candidacy. Fortunately, campaign member Gonzalo remembers about Lorena's twin and decides to search for her so that she can substitute Lorena and therefore the campaign can resume.

Cast[]

María Elena Velasco as María Becerra / Lorena Barriga
Ernesto Gómez Cruz as Carmelo Barriga
Irma Dorantes as Consuelo Artigas
as Gonzalo
Adalberto Martínez as Remígio
Héctor Ortega as Santos Barboza
as Germán
José Luis Moreno as Cajigas (credited as Moreno López)
as Remedios
as Ocampo
as Assistante de Santos
as Assistante de Santos
as Presidente

Campaña de Carmelo

as Porrista
as Mujer embarazada
as Mujer indígena
as Comadrona
as Jovencita
as Enfermera
as Doctor

Auditorio W.T.C

as Reportero
as Reportero
as Reportera de T.V.
as Guarura de Carmelo
as Guarura de Carmelo

Oficina Santos

as Periodista
as Periodista
as Ciudadana
as Ciudadana

Mercado

as Locataria
Tony Martínez as Marchanta
as Marchanta jarocha

Campaña Lorena

as Cohetero
as Cohetero
Fernando Castro as Presidente municipal

Hospital

as Enfermera
as Locutor de T.V.
as Doctor en camilla
as Doctora

Pueblo sin agua

as Campesino

Mercado de Jamaica

as Pancho
as Trovador
as Teporocho
Juan Carlos Ocampo as Teporocho
Felipe Solís as Chente el policleto

Delegación

as Burócrata

Casa de Carmelo

as Director de periódico
Francisco Duarte as Director de periódico
as Locutora de T.V.
as Guardacasa en calle
as Guardacasa en caseta

Teotihuacan

as Empresario americano
as Congresista gordo
as Americano con puro
as Edecán con camotes
Sandra Rojas as Bailarina
as Mtra. de ceremonias
as Bailarín
as Mesero
as Arqueólogo
as Americano de color

Noticiero de televisión

as Locutor
as Locutora

Aeropuerto

Carlos Gastélum as Gobernador
Maru Dueñas as Marilyn
as Amiga de Marilyn
as Piloto

Escuela de policía

as Policía entrenador
as Reportero
Rafael Rodríguez as Tirador

Cena japonesa

as Chef japonés
as Chef japonés
as Embajador
as Esposa
as Canciller
as Guardaespaldas
as Comensal
as Comensal
as Geisha
as Geisha

Debate

Jorge Obregón as Curioso en debate
as Jefe de seguridad
as Turrubiates
as Opportunista
as Benavides
as Moderadora

Avenida

Miguel Galván as Cochinón

References[]

^ ^a ^b Vértigo: análisis y pensamiento de México, Issues 224-232. Grupo Editorial Diez. 2005.
^ "Vlady Realizadores - Quiénes Somos". Retrieved 11 November 2012.

External links[]

Las delicias del poder at IMDb
Las delicias del poder at the TCM Movie Database

[Mexican_box-office_records_of_1999-1] Vértigo: análisis y pensamiento de México, Issues 224-232. Grupo Editorial Diez. 2005.

[vlady_realizadores-2] "Vlady Realizadores - Quiénes Somos". Retrieved 11 November 2012.

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