The Year of the Plague

Synopsis

A terrible disease is found in a Mexican town. A doctor tries to alert the authorities when he discovers its epidemic nature. No one listen to him and soon after the disease spreads. The government tries to control the information in order to prevent panic.

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Key crew

• José AgustínWriter
• Felipe CazalsDirector
• Gabriel García MárquezScreenplay
• Juan Arturo BrennanScreenplay

Cast

• Alejandro ParodiDr. Pedro Sierra Genovés
• José Carlos RuizDr. Jorge Martínez Abasolo
• Rebeca SilvaEva Aponte
• Tito JuncoPresident
• Ignacio RetesDr. Mario Zermeño
• Eduardo AlcarazDr. Luis Mario Zavala
• Héctor GodoyLuis Armando Torreros
• Humberto ElizondoR. C. Jiménez, journalist
• Leonor LlausásWidow of Alvarado
• Zully KeithMagdalena, Dr. Sierra Genovés' wife
• Nora Lárraga 'Karla'Health Inspector
• Arlette PachecoJournalist

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