Tepepa
A Mexican revolutionary contends with a tenacious police chief, a corrupt President he helped put in power, and an English doctor who wants him dead for personal reasons.
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"Set against the dust and disillusionment of post-revolutionary Mexico, this politically charged spaghetti western balances ideological critique with operatic excess. Visually rugged and narratively driven by revenge, Tepepa unfolds as a clash between uncompromising visions of justice. Milian delivers a raw, almost mythic performance, embodying a proletarian anti-hero who refuses to settle into the passive role history has carved for him. Opposite him, Orson Welles is both immense and contained, his portrayal seething with the bitterness of a man who knows he's on the wrong side but cannot..."
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Director Giulio Petroni claimed that the atmosphere on the set was "terrible," and that Orson Welles called Milian (who idolized Welles) a "dirty Cuban".
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A Mexican revolutionary contends with a tenacious police chief, a corrupt President he helped put in power, and an English doctor who wants him dead for personal reasons.