This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter

This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter

Part of This Was Pancho Villa Collection

1957•1h 30m•6.9/10

ComedyWarHistory

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(16)

The disembodied head of Pancho Villa, kept in a glass jar in a research institute, is the narrator of several short stories from his own life, stories that might or might not have happened but are the stuff of legend.

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Production

Películas Rodríguez

Language

ES

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Pedro Armendáriz

Pedro Armendáriz

Pancho Villa

María Elena Marqués

María Elena Marqués

Jesusita de Chihuahua

Carlos López Moctezuma

Carlos López Moctezuma

Fierro

Humberto Almazán

Luisito

Evita Muñoz 'Chachita'

Evita Muñoz 'Chachita'

Remedios

Miguel Manzano

Miguel Manzano

Col. Triana

Eduardo Noriega

Eduardo Noriega

Captain

Martha Elena Cervantes

Martha Elena Cervantes

Dora

Claudia Celis

Georgina Barragán

Paula

Emma Teresa Armendáriz

Enrique del Castillo

Col.

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