8.5

The Storm That Swept Mexico
Released
2h 4m
5/15/2011
en - US
The Storm That Swept Mexico tells the gripping story of the Mexican Revolution of 1910, the first major political and social revolution of the 20th century. The revolution not only changed the course of Mexican history, transforming economic and political power within the nation, but also profoundly impacted the relationships between Mexico, the U.S. and the rest of the world.
Documentary
TV Movie
Actors

Luis Valdez
Narrator

Alex Saragoza
Self - Professor, UC Berkeley

Barry Carr
Self - Professor, La Trobe University, Melbourne

Romana Falcon
Self - Professor, El Colegio de Mexico

Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano
Self - Son of Lázaro Cárdenas

Adolfo Gilly
Self - Professor, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

Friedrich Katz
Self - Professor, University of Chicago

Laura Gonzáles Y Matute
Self - Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

Max Parra
Self - Professor, UC San Diego

Elena Poniatowska
Self - Novelist/Journalist (as Elena Poniatowska Amor)

Ramón Ruíz
Self - Professor, UC San Diego

Jesus Vargas
Self - Professor, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez

Plutarco Elías Calles
Self - President of Mexico (archive footage)

Nelly Campobello
Self - (archive footage)