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The Tiger of Santa Julia

The Tiger of Santa Julia

20026.92h 8m

Overview

An army deserter turned bandit robs from thieves to give the money to the poor. He was famous for being caught by the police "with his pants down"

Directed by Alejandro Gamboa
Written by Francisco Sánchez, Alejandro Gamboa
Produced by Eckehardt Von Damm
Box Office0Revenue: $6.7M

Top Cast

Miguel Rodarte

Miguel Rodarte

El Tigre / José de Jesús Negrete

Irán Castillo

Irán Castillo

Gloria Galicia

Fernando Luján

Fernando Luján

Nando

Isaura Espinoza

Isaura Espinoza

Simona

A

Adalberto Parra

Capitán Calleja

Cristina Michaus

Cristina Michaus

Tomasa Rojo

Ivonne Montero

Ivonne Montero

Rosa

Anilú Pardo

Anilú Pardo

Inés

Roberto 'El Flaco' Guzmán

Roberto 'El Flaco' Guzmán

Tuerto Artemio

M

Mauricio Davison

Don Giovani

Themes & Keywords

mexico city, mexicomaster thiefbased on true storymilitary police19th centurybased on real person

About The Tiger of Santa Julia

The Tiger of Santa Julia is a comedy, drama, action film released in 2002 exploring themes of mexico city, mexico, master thief, based on true story, military police, 19th century, based on real person. Directed by Alejandro Gamboa, it stars Miguel Rodarte, Irán Castillo, Fernando Luján. An army deserter turned bandit robs from thieves to give the money to the poor. He was famous for being caught by the police "with his pants down"

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