Guajardo

Indeed, the only tip-off to the audience that Guajardo is pulling the strings was a visual cue — he fools around with a marionette while t he musical focus is on Delacruz — and if you weren't watching, you missed it.

An All-Too-Bloodless Coup Heidi Waleson 2010

A federal colonel, Jesús M. Guajardo, manages to convince Revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata that he is actually his ally by agreeing to Zapata's request to attack the plaza of Jonacatepec.

Mexico this month - April 2009

The opera ends with Guajardo making the same speech to the admiring public that Delacruz made at the beginning.

An All-Too-Bloodless Coup Heidi Waleson 2010

But Guajardo has already had Fuentes killed, so Blanca dies.

An All-Too-Bloodless Coup Heidi Waleson 2010

Guajardo takes advantage of an uprising to seize power.

An All-Too-Bloodless Coup Heidi Waleson 2010

Unknown to Zapata, Guajardo agrees with Antonio Ríos Zertuche, the commander of the federal troops protecting the plaza, to stage only a mock battle.

Mexico this month - April 2009

A federal colonel, Jesús M. Guajardo, manages to convince Revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata that he is actually his ally by agreeing to Zapata's request to attack the plaza of Jonacatepec.

Mexico this month - April 2009

The Iago-like Guajardo had no "Credo," and no music to suggest his bent toward treachery.

An All-Too-Bloodless Coup Heidi Waleson 2010

Unknown to Zapata, Guajardo agrees with Antonio Ríos Zertuche, the commander of the federal troops protecting the plaza, to stage only a mock battle.

Mexico this month - April 2009

His right-hand man, Jesus Guajardo, suggests a hard-line approach, including executing the imprisoned previous dictator, but Delacruz refuses.

An All-Too-Bloodless Coup Heidi Waleson 2010