She's got a rifle, a cause, and terrible taste in men. ¡Viva la revolución!
Tomboyish gal becomes a player in the Mexican Revolution. Then: boyfriends.
Production
Shot on actual Mexican locations with genuine revolutionary energy.
Costume
Dacia's transformation from dresses to bandoliers is *chef's kiss*.
Director
René Cardona
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Mexico's 1960s 'ranchera-revolutionary' wave, recycling national myth for pulp audiences. Dacia González became the genre's go-to 'tough woman with a soft heart' archetype.
René Cardona Jr. appears briefly as a young soldier—his father directing him toward the family business of exploitation cinema. The pistol Dacia wields was reportedly Cardona Sr.'s own.
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