This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter

This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter

1957 · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Comedy, War, History

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.

Directed by Ismael Rodríguez · Written by Ismael Rodríguez

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