La Cucaracha (1959)
1h 37m
Running Time
November 12, 1959Release Date
Plot.
The Mexican Revolution serves as a backdrop to a torrid love triangle composed of three freedom fighters: a colonel, a widow, and a fiery female soldier.
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Cast & Crew.
María Félix
La cucaracha
Dolores del Río
Isabel
Emilio Fernández
Coronel Antonio Zeta
Antonio Aguilar
Capitán Ventura
Flor Silvestre
Lola
Ignacio López Tarso
Trinidad
Cuco Sánchez
Soldado cantante
Irma Torres
Soldadera
Miguel Manzano
Don Gabriel Puente
Humberto Almazán
Soldado
Lupe Carriles
La trompeta
Ismael Rodríguez
Director
Alicia del Lago
Soldadera embarazada
José Bolaños
Writer
Emma Roldán
Comadrona
Ricardo Garibay
Writer
Tito Novaro
Jacobo Méndez
Manuel Trejo Morales
Mayor
José Luis de Celis
Writer
Antonio Haro Oliva
Cura
David Reynoso
Coronel Ricardo Zúñiga
Amado Zumaya
Soldado
Raúl Lavista
Composer
Manuel Vergara 'Manver'
Soldado
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
The Soldiers of Pancho Villa (Spanish: La Cucaracha) 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.
The film was nominated for a Golden Palm award at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. It was named the ninety-sixth best film of Mexican cinema by Somos magazine. Filming took place in Zacatecas and in Sierra de Órganos National Park in the town of Sombrerete, México