Caballo prieto azabache (La tumba de Villa) is a 1968 Mexican historical drama film starring Antonio Aguilar, Flor Silvestre, and Jaime Fernández. It focuses on a horse breeder named Jesús who is set on buying a horse known as "Caballo prieto" (dark horse) and pursuing a relationship with a singer named Genoveva Alarios. With he and Genoveva eventually recruited as spies for the revolutionary leader Pancho Villa. The film was successful at the box-office and stayed in theaters for a surprising nine weeks.[1]
| Caballo prieto azabache | |
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| Directed by | René Cardona |
| Screenplay by | René Cardona Rafael García Travesi |
| Story by | Rafael García Travesi |
| Based on | "El prieto azabache" by José Albarrán |
| Starring | Antonio Aguilar Flor Silvestre Jaime Fernández |
| Cinematography | Fernando Colín |
| Edited by | Federico Landeros |
| Music by | Enrico C. Cabiati |
Production company | Estudios América |
| Distributed by | Cinematográfica Filmex |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Cast
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- Antonio Aguilar as Jesús Aguilar
- Flor Silvestre as Genoveva Larios
- Jaime Fernández as Rodolfo Fierro
- Jorge Russek as El Coyote
- Jessica Munguía as Martina Arango
- Guillermo Rivas as Daniel
- Tito Novaro as Colonel Jiménez
- José Luis Moreno as Hipólito Arango
- José Eduardo Pérez as Juan
- Pascual García Peña as Old Townsman
- Victorio Blanco as General Velasco
- Víctor Velázquez as Emeterio Leyva
- José Luis Fernández as Jacinto
- Alejandro Reyna as Plácido López
- Raúl Padilla as Pancho Villa (uncredited)
- Francisco Salinas Cortes as Background Actor (uncredited)
References
edit- ^ Amador, María Luisa. Cartelera cinematográfica, 1960-1969
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