The Soldiers of Pancho Villa

La Cucaracha
Directed by Ismael Rodríguez
Produced by Ismael Rodríguez
Written by José Bolaños
Jose Luis de Célis
Starring María Félix
Dolores del Río
Emilio Fernández
Pedro Armendáriz
Antonio Aguilar
Flor Silvestre
Ignacio López Tarso
Music by Raúl Lavista
Cinematography Gabriel Figueroa
Distributed by Películas Rodríguez
Release date(s) November 12, 1959
Running time 97 minutes
Country México
Language Spanish

The Soldiers of Pancho Villa (Spanish: La Cucaracha) is a 1959 Mexican film directed by Ismael Rodríguez. At the 1959 Cannes Film Festival, it was nominated for a Golden Palm award.[1]

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Plot

When the Mexican Revolution was exploding, there was a woman who made history, her name was La Cucaracha (María Félix). Her great passion was the Revolution, but her downfall was a man: The Colonel Antonio Zeta (Emilio Fernández), who has eyes for another woman, Isabel, the Widow (Dolores del Río). The rivalry between both women explodes.

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