Movie: The Storm That Swept Mexico

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Luis Valdez
Luis Valdez

Narrator

Alex Saragoza
Alex Saragoza

Self - Professor, UC Berkeley

Barry Carr
Barry Carr

Self - Professor, La Trobe University, Melbourne

Romana Falcon
Romana Falcon

Self - Professor, El Colegio de Mexico

Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano

Self - Son of Lázaro Cárdenas

Adolfo Gilly
Adolfo Gilly

Self - Professor, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

Friedrich Katz
Friedrich Katz

Self - Professor, University of Chicago

Laura Gonzáles Y Matute
Laura Gonzáles Y Matute

Self - Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

Max Parra
Max Parra

Self - Professor, UC San Diego

Elena Poniatowska
Elena Poniatowska

Self - Novelist/Journalist (as Elena Poniatowska Amor)

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    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.

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    2011-05-15

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