THE WARRIORS OF PANCHO VILLA

La guerrillera de Villa – Spanish title

The Warriors of Pancho Villa – English title

 

A 1966 Spanish, Mexican co-production [Cesáreo González Producciones Cinematográficas(Madrid), Oro Films (Mexico City)]

Producers: Gonzalo Elivra, Jr., Sánchez de Aparicio

Director: Miguel Monrayta (Miguel Martinez)

Story: Fernando Galiana, Miguel Morayta (Miguel Martinez)

Screenplay: Fernando Galiana, Miguel Morayta (Miguel Martinez)

Cinematography: Alex Phillips (Alexander Pelepiok) [Eastmancolor]

Music: Manuel Esperón  (Manuel González)

Songs: “Carmen de Espana”, “La cruz de mayo”, “La adelita”, “Jesusita en Chihuahua” sung by Carmen Sevilla (Maria Galisteo)

Running time: 976 minutes

 

Cast:

Reyes Mendoza – Carmen Sevilla (Maria Galisteo)

Ricardo Peñalver - Julio Alemán

Capitán Pablo Márquez – Vicente Parra (Vicente Collado)

General Pancho Villa - José Elías Moreno (José Padilla)

Doncella de Reyes - María Herrero

Capitán - Óscar Morelli (Oscar Mouet)

Colonel Gutiérrez - Jaime Fernández

Villista – ‘Harapos’ (Mario García)

Man in theater - Federico González

Soldadera - Leonor Gómez

Train passenger – ‘La Chichmeca’ (Isabel Vázquez)

With: Ferrusquilla (José Ángel Espinosa), José Baviera, Carlos Bravo, Enrique García Álvarez, Carlos López Figueroa (Carlos Cardán), Roberto Porter, Sergio Virell (Sergio Virel), Salvador Zea, Guillermo Sánchez

 

Francisco Madero is president of the Mexican Republic, a coup kills him and usurps power. Pancho Villa takes up arms to defend the legality. Reyes Mendoza’s boyfriend, a Spanish tonadillera acting in Mexico, convince her to help the revolutionary Pancho Villa, as no one will suspect a popular singer. During performances of northern Mexico, Reyes falls madly in love with Ricardo Peñalver.