1938: When Mexico Recovered Its Oil
2025, Spanish. Directed by Sergio Olhovich.
A chronicle of the Mexican oil expropriation in 1938 through the eyes of President Lazaro Cardenas and journalist Alberto Miranda.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
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1938: When Mexico Recovered Its Oil is streaming on Disney Plus in India.
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Cast & crew
- Sergio OlhovichDirector
- Ianis GuerreroLázaro Cárdenas
- Baltimore BeltránGeneral Múgica
- Sergio BonillaAlberto Miranda
- María PenellaRosaura
- Ofelia Medinagrown up Amalia Solórzano
- Salvador SánchezPeasant
- Raúl BrionesVicente Lombardo Toledano
- Roberto BeckRaúl Castellanos
- Karen Martíyoung Amalia Solórzano
- August ArmstrongJon Roberts
- Julian SedgwickAmbassador Daniels
- Viridiana RoblesAlicia
Details
- Released
- 20 March 2025
- Original title
- 1938: Cuando el petróleo fue nuestro
- Country
- Mexico
- Written by
- Carlos Montemayor, Sergio Olhovich, Pietro Loprieno
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1938: When Mexico Recovered Its Oil (2025) was directed by Sergio Olhovich and stars Ianis Guerrero, Baltimore Beltrán, Sergio Bonilla.