Movie: This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter

Top 10 Billed 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
Humberto Almazán

Luisito

Evita Muñoz 'Chachita'
Evita Muñoz

Remedios

Miguel Manzano
Miguel Manzano

Col. Triana

Eduardo Noriega
Eduardo Noriega

Captain

Martha Elena Cervantes
Martha Elena Cervantes

Dora

Claudia Celis
Claudia Celis

Georgina Barragán
Georgina Barragán

Paula

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1957-01-01

  • Average

    7.194

  • Rating:

    3.6 starts
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    Español
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