Overview
During the Mexican Revolution, a hardened and rich lady landowner is overtaken by the violence of the times. Losing her land and house, she falls in love with a revolutionary leader that is killed by a sadistic and corrupt federal officer. She takes the revolutionary flag and leads a rampage of violence and destruction.
Director and cast
- María Félix as Mariana Sampedro, La Generala
- Carlos Bracho as Manuel Sampedro, ingeniero Alejandro Robles Escandón
- Ernesto Gómez Cruz as Cómplice de Feliciano
- Ignacio López Tarso as Rosauro Márquez
- Salvador Sánchez as Jesús
- Eric del Castillo as Coronel Feliciano López
- Evangelina Elizondo as Raquel
- Sergio Jiménez as Esteban
- Sergio Kleiner as El rubio
- Beatriz Sheridan as Señora del teatro
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