A fired teacher becomes the martyr he never asked to be — Mexican cinema's forgotten grenade.
Cesar Rubio, a school teacher in the city, is fired for staying true to his ideals and values, and is also accused of encouraging rebellion among his students, who were demanding the principal's resignation through a strike.
Acting
Armendáriz burns with quiet dignity — a volcano in suspenders.
Direction
Fernández frames Mexico's rot like religious iconography.
Director
Emilio Fernández
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