El Quelite

El Quelite

1970 · 85 min · ★ 5.2 · Comedy, Drama, War

Agapito, leader of the revolutionary movement of his state, comes to a town, kills all the federales, and gets a girl who was promised to him for his heroic deeds.

Directed by Jorge Fons

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