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Pancho Villa (I) (1878–1923)

Francisco "Pancho" Villa was born Doroteo Arango to rural peasant parents in San Juan del Rio, Mexico, on June 5, 1878. He later took several aliases, the most popular and well-known being "Pancho Villa". Raised in poverty in Durango, he turned to cattle rustling and robbery as a young man. The turning point in his life... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1912 Life of Villa (documentary) (producer)
 
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2009 Pancho Villa's Last Son (short) (dedicatee)
 
1968 Villa Rides (dedicatee)
 
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1916 Following the Flag in Mexico (documentary)
Himself
 
1914 The Life of General Villa
Himself
 
1913 With General Pancho Villa in Mexico
Himself (unconfirmed)
 
1912 Life of Villa (documentary)
Himself
 
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2012 10 Things You Don't Know About (TV series)
 
2005 First Command (TV series)
 
1997-2005 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1998 Tales of the Gun
Himself
 
1984 Francisco Villa (documentary)
Himself
 
1954 This Was Yesterday (documentary short)
Himself
 
1950 Fifty Years Before Your Eyes (documentary)
Himself
 
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Personal Details


Publicity Listings:

17 Biographical Movies  | 11 Print Biographies  | 1 Article  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Doroteo Arango | Francisco Villa
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Personal Quote:

[last words, as he lay dying from assassins' bullets] Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something. See more »

Trivia:

In 1914, signed a contract with Mutual Films of New York for the screen rights to his guerrilla war. (Dramatized in And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself.) See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini