This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter
1957 · 1h 30m · Not Rated
Comedy, History, War
Directed by
Ismael Rodríguez
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Ismael Rodríguez Director
- Pedro Armendáriz as Pancho Villa
- María Elena Marqués as Jesusita de Chihuahua
- Carlos López Moctezuma as Fierro
- Humberto Almazán as Luisito
- Evita Muñoz 'Chachita' as Remedios
- Miguel Manzano as Col. Triana
- Eduardo Noriega as Captain
- Martha Elena Cervantes as Dora
- Claudia Celis Cast
- Georgina Barragán as Paula
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