▁del ici as ▁del ▁poder ▁(" The ▁Del ights ▁of ▁Power ") ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Mexican ▁political ▁sat ire ▁comedy ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁I ván ▁Lip k ies ▁st arring ▁María ▁El ena ▁Vel as co ▁as ▁La ▁India ▁María ▁with ▁Ern esto ▁Gó mez ▁Cruz , ▁Ir ma ▁Dor antes , ▁and ▁Ad al berto ▁Martínez . ▁The ▁film ▁broke ▁the ▁box - office ▁record ▁in ▁Mexico ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁its ▁release ▁ear ning ▁ 1 1 ▁million ▁pes os ▁and ▁having ▁been ▁the ▁second - high est ▁gross ing ▁film ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁Plot ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁the ▁president ial ▁candidate ▁of ▁the ▁P UM ▁political ▁party ▁Car m elo ▁Bar r iga ▁vis its ▁the ▁rural ▁town ▁of ▁San ▁J ile m ón ▁el ▁Al to ▁where ▁he ▁gives ▁a ▁speech ▁prom oting ▁his ▁candid acy ▁and ▁political ▁party . ▁During ▁the ▁speech ▁and ▁among ▁the ▁town spe ople , ▁a ▁young ▁woman ▁gives ▁birth ▁to ▁two ▁tw in ▁girls . ▁In ▁a ▁political ▁move , ▁Car m elo ▁dec ides ▁to ▁adopt ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁girls ▁whom ▁he ▁names ▁Lor ena ▁and ▁who ▁becomes ▁an ▁active ▁politician ▁in ▁her ▁own ▁political ▁party , ▁the ▁P U F . ▁Lor ena ▁then ▁becomes ▁a ▁president ial ▁candidate ▁running ▁against ▁her ▁rival , ▁Santos ▁Bar bo za ▁of ▁the ▁P UM . ▁When ▁Lor ena ▁and ▁her ▁campaign ▁vis its ▁San ▁Tor ib io ▁del ▁Tru eno , ▁a ▁fire