
1938
2025 · Movie · 100 min · ★ 7.8
A chronicle of the Mexican oil expropriation in 1938 through the eyes of President Lazaro Cardenas and journalist Alberto Miranda.
Also known as 1938: When the Oil was Ours · 1938: When Mexico Recovered Its Oil
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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-03-20
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (4 votes)
Cast & crew

Ianis Guerrero
as Lázaro Cárdenas

Baltimore Beltrán
as General Múgica

Sergio Bonilla
as Alberto Miranda

María Penella
as Rosaura

Ofelia Medina
as grown up Amalia Solórzano

Salvador Sánchez
as Peasant

Raúl Briones
as Vicente Lombardo Toledano

Roberto Beck
as Raúl Castellanos

Karen Martí
as young Amalia Solórzano
- AA
August Armstrong
as Jon Roberts
Directed by Sergio Olhovich