El vuelo del águila (The Flight of the Eagle) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carlos Sotomayor under the supervision of Ernesto Alonso for Televisa in 1994-1995.
The series is based on the life of the General and later President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz, from whose name the term "Porfirian Era" or "Porfiriato" was derived to denote the period of his government, which dated from 1876 to 1911.
The main character was portrayed by Fabián Robles, Humberto Zurita and Manuel Ojeda during the different stages of his life.
Plot
A military hero in the Reform Wars, Porfirio Díaz was also one of the strategists behind the overthrow of the empire by Republicans. Several times he tried to attain power through military coups, but was defeated until a last revolt in 1876 took him to the Presidency of the Republic.
Except for a short period of four years, he governed until 1911, when a takeover by Francisco I. Madero forced him into exile. He lived long enough to see his revolution fall apart and all of his gains destroyed by his own lengthy stay in power.
As a hero or a sly weaver of intrigues, Porfirio Diaz learns, fights, plots, governs, kills, pacificies, loves, suffers, cries, devotes himself to his work and does not abandon it until his own people rise to expel him.
Cast
Main
Recurring and guest stars
Awards and nominations
References
External links
- El vuelo del águila at IMDb
