The building of a railroad under tough conditions from searing heat to freezing cold in the Sonora desert provokes clashes of passion and struggles between the engineers and the workers at the campsite. The workers also contend with sudden dust storms that are called the 'black wind'. Based on true events.
Cinematography
The black wind itself—a character, a monster, a reckoning.
Direction
González makes heat visible; you will feel parched.
Director
Servando González
José Elías Moreno
Lorenzo Montes
Eleazar García
Picuy
Fernando Luján
Ingeniero Julio
Jorge Martínez de Hoyos
Ulalio
Enrique Aguilar
Ingeniero Antonio López
Rodolfo Landa
Ingeniero Fernández
Roberto Cobo
Ingeniero Carlos Jiménez
José Torvay
Nabor Camargo
José Carlos Ruiz
Pablo Penagos
Manuel Dondé
Tata Lupe
Gerardo Zepeda
Javier Santana, el pequeño
Aarón Hernán
Telegrafista
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Mexico's 1960s 'Cine de Proletariado,' this exposed worker conditions the government preferred hidden. It was barely distributed domestically.
The 'black wind' dust storms were practical effects shot during actual Sonora haboobs—actors genuinely couldn't breathe. José Elías Moreno collapsed twice.
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