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Wikipedia article 'Las delicias del poder' ("The Delights of Power") is a 1999 Mexican political satire comedy film directed by Ivn Lipkies starring Mara Elena Velasco as La India Mara with Ernesto Gmez Cruz, Irma Dorantes, and Adalberto Martnez. The film broke the box-office record in Mexico at the time of its release earning 11 million pesos and having been the second-highest grossing film of the year. Plot In 1952, the presidential candidate of the PUM (Partido nico de Machos) political party Carmelo Barriga visits the rural town of San Jilemn 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 nico 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. Cast Mara Elena Velasco as Mara Becerra / Lorena Barriga Ernesto Gmez Cruz as Carmelo Barriga Irma Dorantes as Consuelo Artigas Farnesio de Bernal as Gonzalo Adalberto Martnez as Remgio Hctor Ortega as Santos Barboza Arturo Echeverra as Germn Jos Luis Moreno as Cajigas (credited as Moreno Lpez) Alicia Sandoval as Remedios Fernando Mena as Ocampo Alejandro Mrquez as Assistante de Santos Ral Martnez as Assistante de Santos Carlos Rotzinger as Presidente Campaa de Carmelo Pancho Cruz as Porrista Rosa Isela Gonzlez as Mujer embarazada Paola Flores as Mujer indgena Esperanza Valerio as Comadrona Ingrid Quintana as Jovencita Goretti Lipkies as Enfermera Miguel Ramrez as Doctor Auditorio W.T.C Sergio Zaldivar as Reportero Joel Adame Salazar as Reportero Gaby Cairo as Reportera de T.V. Miguel ngel Meja as Guarura de Carmelo Enrique Jurez as Guarura de Carmelo Oficina Santos Osvaldo lvarez as Periodista Daniel Rojo as Periodista Jovita Ocampo as Ciudadana Blanca Vargas as Ciudadana Mercado Andrea Villa as Locataria Tony Martnez as Marchanta Tere Ocampo as Marchanta jarocha Campaa Lorena Adrin Mndez as Cohetero Jorge Lazcano as Cohetero Fernando Castro as Presidente municipal Hospital Claudia Fandio as Enfermera Rodrigo de Garay as Locutor de T.V. Alfredo Visoso as Doctor en camilla Gloria Velasco as Doctora Pueblo sin agua Gregorio Ruz as Campesino Mercado de Jamaica Vctor Guzmn as Pancho Toms Noms as Trovador Alejandro Bautista as Teporocho Juan Carlos Ocampo as Teporocho Felipe Sols as Chente el policleto Delegacin Ramn Barrera as Burcrata Casa de Carmelo Eduardo Pesqueira as Director de peridico Francisco Duarte as Director de peridico Cecilia Alcocer as Locutora de T.V. Roberto Morlet as Guardacasa en calle Marcial Casale as Guardacasa en caseta Teotihuacan Ernesto Pape as Empresario americano Rubn Cerda as Congresista gordo Jos Luis Pape as Americano con puro Yekaterina Kiev as Edecn con camotes Sandra Rojas as Bailarina Pola Klagge as Mtra. de ceremonias Vctor Jackson as Bailarn Domingo Rivera as Mesero Alejandro Cairo as Arquelogo Lzaro Patterson as Americano de color Noticiero de televisin lvaro Cervio as Locutor Roco Yeo as Locutora Aeropuerto Carlos Gastlum as Gobernador Maru Dueas as Marilyn Montserrat Gmez as Amiga de Marilyn Cap. P.A. Enrique Berra as Piloto Escuela de polica Alejandro Linares as Polica entrenador Eugenio Lobo as Reportero Rafael Rodrguez as Tirador Cena japonesa Gerardo Carmona as Chef japons Kiyohiro Watanabe as Chef japons Shoki Goto as Embajador Tamy Yumibe as Esposa Kosuke Heianna as Canciller Roberto Wock as Guardaespaldas Kasuko Nagao as Comensal Sayuri Takahashi as Comensal Lulu Delgado as Geisha Minerva Garca as Geisha Debate Jorge Obregn as Curioso en debate Hilario Garca as Jefe de seguridad Oscar Vives as Turrubiates Evaristo Osorio as Opportunista Gerardo Campbell as Benavides Adriana del Ro as Moderadora Avenida *Miguel Galvn as Cochinn References
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