Viva la revolucion! (Mexican Revolution in films)
The Mexican Revolution (Spanish: Revolución mexicana), was a major war, lasting roughly from 1910 to 1920.
La Valentina
Una pasión me domina
Y es la que me hizo venir
Valentina, Valentina
Yo te quisiera decir
Valentina, Valentina
Rendido estoy a tus pies
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Que me maten de una vez
La Valentina
Una pasión me domina
Y es la que me hizo venir
Valentina, Valentina
Yo te quisiera decir
Valentina, Valentina
Rendido estoy a tus pies
Si me han de matar mañana
Que me maten de una vez
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- DirectorElia KazanStarsMarlon BrandoJean PetersAnthony QuinnThe story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of President Porfirio Díaz in the early 20th century.
- DirectorJuan Bustillo OroFernando de FuentesStarsAlfredo del DiestroCarmen GuerreroAntonio R. FraustoDuring Mexican Revolution, Rosalio Mendoza (Del Diestro) survives by making and winning favors from both factions, the governmental forces and Zapata's Army. His hacienda welcomes everybody, and Mendoza is considered a good friend of his guests. Eventually, the situation becomes unsustainable and he has to take sides. Betrayal and deception overcome and Mendoza's dark side surfaces.
- DirectorBuzz KulikStarsYul BrynnerRobert MitchumMaria Grazia BuccellaMexican rebel Pancho Villa leads a revolution helped by an American aviator imprisoned in Mexico.
- DirectorGonzalo Martínez OrtegaStarsLucha VillaNarciso BusquetsAndrés GarcíaA man returns from Paris to find his home of Chihuahua Mexico occupied by Francisco Villa's revolutionary troops.
- DirectorEmilio FernándezStarsMaría FélixPedro ArmendárizFernando FernándezDuring the Mexican Revolution, a macho rebel general falls in love with the independent-minded daughter of an aristocrat in the town he is occupying.
- DirectorPaul LeducStarsClaudio ObregónEduardo López RojasErnesto Gómez CruzA dramatization of John Reed's newspaper accounts of the Mexican Revolution. Considered the first real film in Mexican cinema to be made on the Mexican Revolution.
- DirectorSergio CorbucciStarsFranco NeroTony MusanteFranco GiacobiniA greedy Polish mercenary helps a mine worker and a peasant girl lead a revolution against the Mexican Government, all while being pursued by an American rival.
- DirectorFernando de FuentesStarsAntonio R. FraustoDomingo SolerManuel TamésThe Mexican Revolution is on its way when six brave peasants, known as "Los Leones de San Pablo", decide to join Pancho Villa's army and help end the suffering in their community by assisting in the struggle. After several battles and valiant heroics, the original group is eventually reduced to the leader Tiburcio Maya (Frausto) and young Becerrillo (Vallarino). When Becerrillo is infected by smallpox, Villa orders Tiburcio to kill him and burn the corpse. After reluctantly doing his duty, Tiburcio is ordered to leave the army, and returns home.
- DirectorEmilio FernándezStarsDolores Del RíoPedro ArmendárizEmilio FernándezOne of the gratest love stories ever told!!
- DirectorFelipe CazalsStarsAntonio AguilarArmando AcostaDavid AlejandroEmiliano Zapata was a peasant who understood the ideals of the working class. He became a figurehead of the revolutionary uprising in Mexico and his life as a leader, his wife and the battles of those who fight alongside him are portrayed. He lead an ongoing battle to redistribute lands to the peasants and fought against the powerful and oppressing regime of Porfirio Diaz.
- DirectorChano UruetaStarsJorge NegreteGloria MarínCrox AlvaradoDirector Chano Urueta is inspired by the classic Pancho Villa to narrate in musical style the romance between a privileged rich girl (Gloria Martin) and a revolutionary scoundrel (Jorge Negrete).
- DirectorIsmael RodríguezStarsPedro ArmendárizElsa AguirreCarlos López MoctezumaOne of the films in the series of seven tales that tell, in a funny sort of way, different stories lived by Pancho Villa and several characters from the small town, this time a priest, a butcher, high society people, revolution fighters and children.
- DirectorRogelio A. GonzálezStarsMaría FélixEulalio GonzálezJosé Elías MorenoA smuggler is ordered to abduct a beautiful revolutionary woman for a federal captain.
- DirectorFernando de FuentesStarsAlfredo del DiestroLuis G. BarreiroAdela SequeyroEl Prisionero 13 (Prisoner 13) is part of the trilogy of films made by Fernando Fuentes concerning the Mexican Revolution. The film centers on the drunkard Colonel Carrasco, whose wife Marta leaves him taking his young son. The child, Juan, grows into an admirable and well-mannered young man. Having been promoted to a higher rank of power amidst the Mexican Revolution, the indulgent and corrupt Colonel accepts a bribe to free a revolutionary, Felipe Martinez, from his prison. Martinez has been sentenced to execution at the hands of a firing squad. Carrasco asks to have the revolutionary replaced by absolutely anyone. In a twist of fate, that anyone turns out to be his own long lost son Juan. Upon receiving this news, Marta races to the prison and explains the predicament to Carrasco. He subsequently desperately attempts to prevent the gunning down of his son by his very own government officials.
- DirectorSergio CorbucciStarsFranco NeroTomas MilianFernando ReyA Swedish arms dealer and a Mexican peon team up to rescue the intellectual leader of the Revolutionary cause, while taking part in numerous misadventures along the way.
- DirectorDuccio TessariStarsFranco NeroEli WallachLynn RedgraveA self-proclaimed Russian prince, a Mexican bandit and a radical Irish female journalist team up during the Mexican Revolution to find fortune and notoriety.
- DirectorEmilio MailléStarsHéctor BonillaPatricia Reyes Spíndola
- DirectorIsmael RodríguezStarsPedro ArmendárizMaría Elena MarquésCarlos López MoctezumaThe 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.
- DirectorFelipe CazalsStarsDamián AlcázarJuan Manuel BernalBruno BichirButch Fenton, major of American army, comes for Villa's head and he's gonna get it. The "Punitive Expedition" proved to be the last major campaign of the U.S. Cavalry. Mexican revolution is the first social movement of the century.
- DirectorJorge FonsStarsDaniel Giménez CachoJosé María YazpikJulio BrachoTells the story behind an assassination attempt perpetrated in 1897, by a dipsomaniac man, against the President of the Mexican Republic, General Porfirio Diaz.
- DirectorJosé BolañosStarsSilvia PinalJaime FernándezNarciso Busquets"La soldadera" (the female soldier) focuses upon Lázara, a simple country girl who is caught up in the Mexican Revolution. At the beginning of the film, she is a newlywed whose husband, Juan, is forced to join the federal army during the revolution. Lázara chooses to follow Juan, but unfortunately he is soon killed in battle. One of the Villista soldiers (supporters of Pancho Villa), Nicolás, takes Lázara to be his woman and so she becomes part of their band. Lázara has to walk alongside Nicolás' horse whilst carrying his rifle and gun belt as they travel. One of the older "soldaderas" puts the gun belt on Lázara and shows her how to shoot. Although Lázara does not fight, she is present during moments of conflict and is involved in the looting of a town. But Lázara wishes for nothing more than a home.
- DirectorSergio LeoneStarsRod SteigerJames CoburnRomolo ValliA low-life bandit and an I.R.A. explosives expert rebel against the government and become heroes of the Mexican Revolution.
- DirectorArturo MartínezStarsJoaquín CorderoLucha VillaJulio AldamaTwo cowboys fight over ownership of a horse and a woman.
- DirectorRolando AguilarStarsRaúl de AndaLeonora AmarCarlos López MoctezumaA rancher wants to steal lands that belong to the Yaqui tribe in the Mexico state of Sonora .
- DirectorJuan IbáñezStarsGabriela AraujoCarlos BrachoÓscar ChávezDuring the Mexican Revolution, a hardened and rich lady landowner is overtaken by the violence of the times. Losing her land and house, she falls in love with a revolutionary leader that is killed by a sadistic and corrupt federal officer. She takes the revolutionary flag and leads a rampage of violence and destruction.
- DirectorRaúl de AndaStarsRodolfo de AndaPedro Armendáriz Jr.Julio AldamaRomantic conflicts set against a Mexican Revolution backdrop.
- DirectorGuillermo CallesStarsRamón PeredaLucha DiazAntonio R. FraustoJesus Garcia Corona was a Mexican railroadman who was killed while stopping a train loaded with TNT from exploding around the mining town of Nacozari, Sonora, Mexico in 1907.
- DirectorMarcela Fernández ViolanteStarsYolanda CianiCarlos BrachoMilton RodríguezThe Cananea strike took place in June 1906. This is the true story of strikers in the American owned mine. Cananea is a city in the northern Mexican state of Sonora.
- DirectorGilberto GazcónStarsPedro ArmendárizAgustín de AndaSonia FurióLa Carcel de Cananea is a Mexican western starring the popular Pedro Armendariz as a lawman on the scent of a young criminal.
- DirectorRené CardonaStarsAntonio AguilarFlor SilvestreJaime FernándezA dagger-throwing revolutionary suffers the consequences of defying the corrupt political boss and municipal president of his town.
- DirectorMatías GueilburtStarsPaco Ignacio Taibo IIPaco Ignacio Taibo II brings his book trilogy to life, highlighting Mexico's history in 1854-1867, a period he considers foundational to the country.
- DirectorRené CardonaTito NovaroStarsAntonio AguilarMaricruz OlivierJaime FernándezThe story of the Mexican Revolution and a horse.
- DirectorJack ConwayHoward HawksWilliam A. WellmanStarsWallace BeeryFay WrayLeo CarrilloAfter enacting revenge on the overseer who murdered his father, Pancho Villa becomes a bandit, earning the respect of the poor by brutally attacking the wealthy.
- DirectorAlejandro GalindoStarsLuis AguilarAlicia CaroAgustín IsunzaA young captain is pursued by the Mexican government for defending the rights of the peasants from injustices.
- DirectorDamiano DamianiStarsGian Maria VolontèKlaus KinskiMartine BeswickA band of Mexican gunrunners employed by a revolutionary General accept an American mercenary into their gang, unaware of his true intentions.
- DirectorBudd BoetticherStarsVan HeflinJulie AdamsAbbe LaneDuring the Mexican revolution of 1910, an American prospector gets involved with the revolutionaries after a corrupt Mexican official confiscates his mine.
- DirectorGiulio PetroniStarsTomas MilianOrson WellesJohn SteinerA Mexican revolutionary contends with a tenacious police chief, a corrupt President he helped put in power, and an English doctor who wants him dead for personal reasons.
- DirectorGeorge ShermanStarsRory CalhounShelley WintersGilbert RolandIn 1915, an American adventurer joins the supporters of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa.
- The Mexican Revolt of 1910-1911.
- DirectorChristy CabanneRaoul WalshStarsEagle EyeRobert HarronIrene HuntThe life and career of Panccho Villa from young man to revolutionary leader is chronicled.
- DirectorRichard FleischerStarsRobert MitchumUrsula ThiessGilbert RolandAn arms dealer and a mercenary cross swords during the 1916 Mexican revolution.
- DirectorGiuliano CarnimeoStarsGeorge HiltonAgata FloriRaymond BussièresHallelujah is hired by an incompetent Mexican revolutionary to recover a lost Aztec idol, with which he will be able to elicit the help of the native tribes in his hapless uprising. However, such a powerful symbol has it's attractions for a wide range of other individuals.
- DirectorCarlos Enrique TaboadaStarsIgnacio López TarsoDavid ReynosoJulio AlemánDuring the Mexican Revolution, three revolutionary soldiers and a captured enemy colonel share stories about their lives while awaiting the arrival of more enemy troops.
- DirectorSergei EisensteinStarsSergey BondarchukGrigoriy AleksandrovEisenstein shows us Mexico in this movie, its history and its culture. He believes, that Mexico can become a modern state.
- DirectorCarlos VeloStarsJohn GavinIgnacio López TarsoPilar PellicerHighly symbolic and allegorical, this drama takes as its basis a son's search for his father in the chaotic times of the Mexican Revolution in the early 1900s. Stereotypical (or archetypal) figures from early Mexican cinema appear from time to time, and the violence of the revolutionary period is not ignored. Scenes of the father's earthy lifestyle are placed amid his son's search for him.
- The first phase of the Mexican Revolution was a period of political struggle and, afterwards, the second phase was one of armed rebellion. Both phases were led by a member of one of the richest families in Mexico, Francisco I. Madero, a complex idealist whose courage, virtue and personal defects led him first to victory, and later, to his own murder. This is the moving story of his fight and his martyrdom.
- DirectorLee PhilipsStarsKatharine RossSteve ForrestStella StevensThe Sundance Kids widow Etta Place joins up with Pancho Villa.
- DirectorMariana ChenilloFernando EimbckeAmat EscalanteStarsYolanda Abbud L.Adriana BarrazaMónica BejaranoMade up of 10 short films, 'Revolucion' analyzes through the eyes of the directors what is the revolution today and what it means to the young minds of Mexico.
- DirectorRoberto GavaldónStarsMaría FélixPedro ArmendárizAndrés SolerA dramatic story which tells the love between a beautiful woman named Gabriela and a revolutionary man. All framed by violent and exciting battles.
- DirectorMiguel MoraytaStarsCarmen SevillaJulio AlemánVicente ParraReyes Mendoza (Carmen Sevilla) is a Spanish artist who arrives in Mexico in 1913 and finds herself involved in the Pancho Villa (Jose Elias Moreno) revolution.
- DirectorRené Cardona Jr.StarsAntonio AguilarFlor SilvestreManuel CapetilloFive one-eyed revolutionaries, notorious for their raids on rich people, plan an ingenious vengeance on the man who caused their disgrace.
- DirectorFrancesco Taboada TaboneStarsMarcelino AnrubioAudiaz AnzuresManuel CoronaIn the year 2000 the Mexican film director, Francesco Taboada Tabone, began his search for the last of the soldiers to have fought beside General Emiliano Zapata in the 1910 Revolution.
- DirectorRené Cardona Jr.Fernando Durán RojasStarsAntonio AguilarFlor SilvestreManuel CapetilloUpon hearing the news of Madero's death, Porfirio Alcalá and his four cousins interrupt their peaceful lives as farmers to again join the Mexican Revolution.
- DirectorRené CardonaStarsAntonio AguilarFlor SilvestreJaime FernándezJesus is a horse breeder, providing the federals and the revolutionists with horses during the revolution, trying his best to steer clear of politics of which he has little interest. Meanwhile Jesus' heart is set on two things; a wild stallion 'Prieto Azabache' and a beautiful singer named 'Genoveva Alarios'. He pursues both but after being rejected by Genoveva decides to settle for the horse as a companion. Later, he gets into trouble for supplying horses to both the revolutionists and the federals and has to face the prospect of execution. Yet little did he know that previously through an act of kindness, he had saved the life of young Pancho Villa, formerly known as Doreteo Arango, which in turn gave Villa the same opportunity to spare Jesus' life. They later become great friends and Villa permits Jesus to carry on breeding horses providing he also works for him temporarily as his spy. Villa secretly plans to pair together his two most loyal spies: Jesus and the other spy who turns out to be Genoveva. They get married and shortly after Genoveva becomes pregnant. But one tragic event leads to more anguish.
- DirectorSergio CorbucciStarsVittorio GassmanPaolo VillaggioRiccardo GarroneTheatre director Don Albino Moncalieri and his only employee Guido Guidi are in desperate need of money. On tour throughout Mexico they get by accident entangled in revolutionary activities.
- DirectorHerbert KlineStarsRichard ConteVanessa BrownLee J. CobbIn Mexico, a young boxer uses his winnings to buy guns to avenge his family's murder.
- DirectorDon TaylorItalo ZingarelliStarsBud SpencerPeter GravesJames DalyAt the behest of local revolutionaries, a mercenary enlists four specialists in various combat styles to help him rob a Mexican Army train carrying $500,000 in gold.
- DirectorSergey BondarchukStarsFranco NeroUrsula AndressJorge LukeA chronicle of the Russian and Mexican revolutions in the early 20th century.
- DirectorAlfonso ArauStarsAlejandro FernándezLuceroPatricia VelasquezA look at the life of Mexican Revolution Hero Emiliano Zapata.
- DirectorIsmael RodríguezStarsMaría FélixDolores Del RíoEmilio FernándezThe Cucaracha is a brave woman soldier who leads a group of similar women into the fray against the forces of the Villa colonel, Zeta.
- DirectorEmilio FernándezStarsEmilio FernándezMaricruz OlivierCarlos López MoctezumaUn Dorado de Pancho Villa opens on Pancho Villa addressing his faithful at the end of the Mexican Revolution. The story proceeds to follow the return of Aurelio Perez (a Major and one of the elite in Pancho Villa's forces) to his home town. On returning he finds that his mother has passed away and Amalia, the sweetheart he left behind is now married to the town's infamous Don Gonzalo; a deceitful man of power and wealth. Amalia, upset to find she has been tricked into marriage by Don Gonzalo enters into a lethal argument with him. Soon Aurelio is accused of the outcome of this fatality and is arrested by the town's commandant; a friend of the Don with his own grievances against Perez. Maria, an admirer of Perez sets out to help free him from his injustice. When her first plan is foiled, Maria takes matters into her own hands. She rescues Perez although only manages to improve the situation temporarily leaving the commandant hungry in his quest for revenge.
- DirectorDon SiegelStarsClint EastwoodShirley MacLaineManolo FábregasWhen a former Civil War soldier saves a nun from a gang of bandits, they team up to help the Mexicans in their war against the French.
- DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsAntonio BanderasEion BaileyAlan ArkinHollywood makes a deal with Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa to film his war and recreate his life.
- DirectorAdrian RudominStarsJohn Steven RochaRobert MadridPeppin ValeraDuring the Mexican Revolution, a young and idealistic priest is forefuly recruited into the army where he faces the realities of war.
- DirectorSergio SollimaStarsTomas MilianDonald O'BrienLinda VerasA knife-wielding Mexican ne'er-do-well is tasked by a scholar with locating $3 million in revolutionary gold, and finds himself working and competing with various parties for it.
- DirectorSergio CorbucciStarsFranco NeroTomas MilianFernando ReyA Swedish arms dealer and a Mexican peon team up to rescue the intellectual leader of the Revolutionary cause, while taking part in numerous misadventures along the way.
- DirectorMaurizio PradeauxStarsRobert HundarWilma LindamarJean LouisA terrifying tale of murder and revenge that takes place as Slim Baxter attempts to destroy the terrible Morales gang and save his lovely bride Esmeralda.
- DirectorEmilio Gómez MurielFred ZinnemannStarsSilvio HernándezDavid Valle GonzálezRafael HinojosaA story of burgeoning labor rights amongst poor fishermen in a small village in Mexico.
- DirectorSergio CorbucciStarsFranco NeroTony MusanteFranco GiacobiniA greedy Polish mercenary helps a mine worker and a peasant girl lead a revolution against the Mexican Government, all while being pursued by an American rival.
- DirectorRaúl de AndaStarsLuis AguilarYolanda VarelaLinda CristalPancho Villa's horse was named "7 leguas", Rodolfo, takes Villa's horse and tries to get away.
- DirectorRafael BaledónStarsFernando OsésAlicia CaroRodolfo LandaThe hidden treasure of Pancho Villa is being searched by a group of bandits who plan to rob it from the Mexican people, but the masked hero known as "The Avenging Shadow" plans to stop them.
- DirectorRobert ParrishStarsRobert MitchumJulie LondonGary MerrillA honorable drifter constantly on the run finds his enemies closing in around him.
- DirectorPaul WendkosStarsGeorge KennedyJames WhitmoreMonte MarkhamGunslinger Chris Adams is hired by a Mexican revolutionary to organize the rescue of his cause's leader from a brutal Army prison.
- DirectorJosé BuilMarisa SistachStarsDiego LunaAna Claudia TalancónGabriel RetesAt the time of the Mexican Revolution, Valentina is forced to hide with a traveling circus after the death of her father. There she establishes a friendship with Victor, a young man fascinated by the new cinema.
- DirectorEmilio FernándezStarsDolores Del RíoPedro ArmendárizVíctor JuncoA young woman, abandoned by her womanizing fiancé, is forced to provide for the upbringing of her son and combat the difficulties of being an unmarried mother during the strife of early 20-century Mexico.
- DirectorHerbert KlineStarsRichard ConteVanessa BrownLee J. CobbIn Mexico, a young boxer uses his winnings to buy guns to avenge his family's murder.
- DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsJim BrownLee Van CleefPatrick O'NealThe El Condor, the fabled Mexican stronghold rumoured to contain Emperor Maximilian's mythical reserves in gold, will attract two adventurous fortune seekers, who with eyes gleaming with desire, will shortly know that only fools rush in.
- DirectorArcady BoytlerStarsAntonio R. FraustoVictoria BlancoRaúl de AndaThe last soldier alive with the knowledge of where Pancho Villa's treasure is buried, tries to get it back.
- DirectorLuis EstradaStarsEduardo ToussaintJorge PozaAlan GutiérrezA kid runs away from boarding school to watch the cave where a bunch of bandits hide. The bandits discover and chase him but the kid escapes. He returns to the school but it's been destroyed. He's the only survivor and decides to wait for help. Some days after, a group of wild kids enter the school and take him with them. He becomes a "bandido" and will revenge the destruction of his school and the killing of his friends.
- DirectorMario HernándezStarsAntonio AguilarFlor SilvestreJosé GálvezBenjamin Argumedo es la historia real de las penurias de un hombre para sobrevivir la revolución Mexicana, y lo que pasa luego de la Guerra, protagonizada por Antonio Aguilar
- DirectorMario HernándezStarsAntonio AguilarFlor SilvestreJaime FernándezAfter confronting General Romero, Benjamin Argumedo has been considered an outlaw and has been betrayingly assassinated and now it is up to his son to seek vengeance for his father's death and to stop the outbreak of injustice from happening.
- DirectorEmilio FernándezStarsEmilio FernándezMaricruz OlivierCarlos López MoctezumaUn Dorado de Pancho Villa opens on Pancho Villa addressing his faithful at the end of the Mexican Revolution. The story proceeds to follow the return of Aurelio Perez (a Major and one of the elite in Pancho Villa's forces) to his home town. On returning he finds that his mother has passed away and Amalia, the sweetheart he left behind is now married to the town's infamous Don Gonzalo; a deceitful man of power and wealth. Amalia, upset to find she has been tricked into marriage by Don Gonzalo enters into a lethal argument with him. Soon Aurelio is accused of the outcome of this fatality and is arrested by the town's commandant; a friend of the Don with his own grievances against Perez. Maria, an admirer of Perez sets out to help free him from his injustice. When her first plan is foiled, Maria takes matters into her own hands. She rescues Perez although only manages to improve the situation temporarily leaving the commandant hungry in his quest for revenge.
- DirectorGiuseppe Maria ScoteseStarsEduardo FajardoGiorgio GrandCharo LópezA young idealist joins the Mexican Revolution. He has stolen some important military documents that he intends to deliver to Pancho Villa. The Federales will try to stop him with the help of a bandit named Juan Cisneros 'Malpelo".
- DirectorFrancisco GuerreroStarsJuan ValentínErnesto Gómez CruzJorge Humberto RoblesThe Mexican Revolution in the state of Sonora.
- DirectorAlfredo B. CrevennaEmilio FernándezStarsPedro ArmendárizAriadne WelterVíctor JuncoA group of semi-slave laborers rebel against the appalling work conditions in a logging camp deep in the Mexican jungle.