Overview
A history of the Mexican Revolution (1910-17), narrated through the striking images of the enormous film archive of Salvador Toscano (1872-1947), pioneer of Mexican cinema, compiled by his daughter, Carmen Toscano.
Director and cast
- Carmen Toscano as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Manuel Bernal as Salvador Toscano (voice)
- Porfirio Díaz as Self (archive footage)
- Francisco I. Madero as Self (archive footage)
- Emiliano Zapata as Self (archive footage)
- Venustiano Carranza as Self (archive footage)
- Pancho Villa as Self (archive footage)
- Victoriano Huerta as Self (archive footage)
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