Las delicias del poder
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Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Irma Dorantes
Farnesio de Bernal
Adalberto Martínez
Héctor Ortega
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| Directed by | Iván Lipkies |
| Written by | María Elena Velasco |
| Produced by | Ivette E. Lipkies |
| Starring | María Elena Velasco Ernesto Gómez Cruz Irma Dorantes Farnesio de Bernal Adalberto Martínez Héctor Ortega |
| Cinematography | Alberto Lee |
| Edited by | Antonio Belmont Iván Lipkies |
| Music by | Álvaro Cerviño |
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| Distributed by | Vlady Realizadores |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | $11,157,108 (MXN)[1] |
Las delicias del poder ("The Delights of Power") is a 1999 Mexican political satire comedy film directed by Iván Lipkies starring María Elena Velasco as La India María with Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Irma Dorantes, and Adalberto Martínez. The film broke the box-office record in Mexico at the time of its release,[2] earning 11 million pesos and having been the second-highest grossing film of the year.[1]
In 1952, the presidential candidate of the PUM (Partido Único de Machos) political party Carmelo Barriga visits the rural town of San Jilemón el Alto where he gives a speech promoting his candidacy and political party. During the speech and among the townspeople, a young woman gives birth to two twin girls. In a political move, Carmelo decides to adopt one of the girls whom he names Lorena and who becomes an active politician in her own political party, the PUF (Partido Único Femenino). Lorena then becomes a presidential candidate running against her rival, Santos Barboza of the PUM. When Lorena and her campaign visits San Toribio del Trueno, a firework accident causes her to abandon the candidacy. Fortunately, campaign member Gonzalo remembers about Lorena's twin and decides to search for her so that she can substitute Lorena and therefore the campaign can resume.