---
title: 'The Soldiers of Pancho Villa (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ismael Rodríguez'
released: '1959-11-12'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Mexico'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-soldiers-of-pancho-villa-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051504/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Soldiers of Pancho Villa (1959)

1959 · 97 min · Drama, Romance · Mexico

Original title: La cucaracha

## Synopsis

The Soldiers of Pancho Villa is a 1959 Mexican epic historical drama film co-written, produced, and directed by Ismael Rodríguez, inspired by the popular Mexican Revolution corrido "La Cucaracha". It stars María Félix and Dolores del Río in the lead roles, and features Emilio Fernández, Antonio Aguilar, Flor Silvestre, and Pedro Armendáriz in supporting roles.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ismael Rodríguez](https://cinepixo.com/people/ismael-rodriguez)
- **Screenplay:** [Ismael Rodríguez](https://cinepixo.com/people/ismael-rodriguez), [José Bolaños](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-bolanos)
- **Producer:** [Ismael Rodríguez](https://cinepixo.com/people/ismael-rodriguez)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Raúl Lavista](https://cinepixo.com/people/raul-lavista)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gabriel Figueroa](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-figueroa)

## Cast

- [Alicia del Lago](https://cinepixo.com/people/alicia-del-lago)
- [Ignacio López Tarso](https://cinepixo.com/people/ignacio-lopez-tarso)
- [Lupe Carriles](https://cinepixo.com/people/lupe-carriles)
- [Miguel Manzano](https://cinepixo.com/people/miguel-manzano)
- [Flor Silvestre](https://cinepixo.com/people/flor-silvestre)
- [Cuco Sánchez](https://cinepixo.com/people/cuco-sanchez)
- [Emilio Fernández](https://cinepixo.com/people/emilio-fernandez)
- [Dolores del Río](https://cinepixo.com/people/dolores-del-rio)
- [Tito Novaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/tito-novaro)
- [David Reynoso](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-reynoso)
- [Antonio Aguilar](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-aguilar)
- [Pedro Armendáriz](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-armendariz)
- [Emma Roldán](https://cinepixo.com/people/emma-roldan)

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