| Lauro Puñales | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | René Cardona |
| Produced by | Gregorio Walerstein |
| Written by | Rafael García Travesi |
| Starring | Antonio Aguilar Flor Silvestre Jaime Fernández |
| Music by | Enrico C. Cabiati |
| Cinematography | Raúl Domínguez |
| Editing by | Federico Landeros |
| Studio | Estudios América S.A. Cima Films S.A. |
| Release date(s) | March 13, 1969 (Mexico City, Mexico) |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Lauro Puñales ("Lauro Daggers") is a 1969 historical drama film directed by René Cardona, and starring Antonio Aguilar, Flor Silvestre, and Jaime Fernández.
In Emiliano Zapata's hometown of Anenecuilco lives Lauro Puñales, a famous revolutionary leader and agrarian. The town's political boss and municipal president are confidants to the federals. The political boss urges the peasants to give him back the lands that they took from them, albeit Lauro defends the peasants and also promotes the revolutionary cause. He is in love with Rosenda, a widow and daughter of notable citizen Damián Rodríguez.