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Reviewed on October 15, 2012 | Fiction
The Cristero War took place in Mexico during the 1920s. President Plutarco Elias Calles (Rubén Blades) began enforcing the Mexican Constitution of 1917, specifically the anticlerical laws, thereby weakening the Catholic Church. Owing to the ineffectiveness of peaceful protests, the rebels took on the name Cristeros and became an organized movement under General Gorostieta (Andy Garcia). For Greater G...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
