---
title: 'In the Times of Don Porfirio (1940)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Juan Bustillo Oro'
released: '1940-04-04'
runtime_minutes: 160
genres:
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'Mexico'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/in-the-times-of-don-porfirio-1940'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031271/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# In the Times of Don Porfirio (1940)

1940 · 160 min · Music · Mexico

Original title: En tiempos de don Porfirio

## Synopsis

In the Times of Don Porfirio is a 1939 Mexican musical film directed by Juan Bustillo Oro and starring Fernando Soler, Marina Tamayo, Emilio Tuero and Joaquín Pardavé. The film, adapted from a novel, nostalgically portrays the government of General and President Porfirio Díaz, who is played by Antonio R. Frausto, who played him in several films. The film was the highest-grossing Mexican film of the year.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Juan Bustillo Oro](https://cinepixo.com/people/juan-bustillo-oro)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jack Draper](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-draper)

## Cast

- [Manuel Noriega Ruiz](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-noriega-ruiz)
- [Victoria Argota](https://cinepixo.com/people/victoria-argota)
- [Fernando Soler](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-soler)
- [Emilio Tuero](https://cinepixo.com/people/emilio-tuero)
- [Dolores Camarillo](https://cinepixo.com/people/dolores-camarillo)
- [Aurora Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/aurora-walker)
- [José Elías Moreno](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-elias-moreno)
- [Joaquín Pardavé](https://cinepixo.com/people/joaquin-pardave)
- [Marina Tamayo](https://cinepixo.com/people/marina-tamayo)
- [Agustín Isunza](https://cinepixo.com/people/agustin-isunza)
- [Roberto Cañedo](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-canedo)

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