The Perfect Dictatorship

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The Perfect Dictatorship
Theatrical release poster
Spanish: La dictadura perfecta
Directed by	Luis Estrada
Written by	Luis Estrada Jaime Sampietro
Produced by	Luis Estrada
Starring	Damián Alcázar Alfonso Herrera Joaquín Cosío Dagoberto Gama María Rojo Salvador Sánchez
Cinematography	Javier Aguirresarobe
Edited by	Mariana Rodríguez
Music by	Benson Taylor
Production company	Bandidos Films
Distributed by	Bandidos Films
Release date	October 16, 2014 (2014-10-16)
Running time	143 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish
Box office	over US$14 million (Mexico)

The Perfect Dictatorship (Spanish: La dictadura perfecta) is a 2014 Mexican black comedy political satire film, written, produced and directed by Luis Estrada and starring Damián Alcázar, Alfonso Herrera, Joaquín Cosío, Dagoberto Gama, María Rojo and Salvador Sánchez. Cast also includes Osvaldo Benavides, Saúl Lisazo, Tony Dalton, Arath de la Torre, Sergio Mayer and Itatí Cantoral. It was released on October 16, 2014, and represented Mexico at the 2015 Goya Awards.^[1][2]

The film title is a reference to a famous statement by Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa that he used to describe the continuous governments of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), which dominated politics in Mexico for much of the 20th century.^[3] The plot is based on the real life perceived Televisa controversy, which consisted of Mexican citizens heavily perceiving the news media was unfairly favoring PRI candidate Enrique Peña Nieto during the 2012 presidential election in Mexico.^[4]