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 |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | Mexico |
Language | Spanish |
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]