Pancho Villa: The Centaur of the North

The young Doroteo Arango becomes a fugitive from the law and changes his name to Francisco Villa, becoming a dangerous bandit, equally respected and feared throughout northern Mexico.

Under the protection of Francisco I. Madero, Pancho Villa joins the Mexican Revolution against the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz, demonstrating his leadership skills and military genius.

Pancho Villa is unjustly imprisoned after confronting General Victoriano Huerta. While preparing his escape from prison, the new president, Francisco Madero, is assassinated as a result of a plot orchestrated by Huerta.

Pancho Villa leads an attack on Torreón as general of the Northern Division. Villa's brilliant tactics inflict a heavy and surprising defeat on the Federal Army, whose troops are loyal to Huerta.

Pancho Villa reaches an agreement with Hollywood producers to film the battles in which his army participates. Although Huerta's Federal Army manages to defeat him, Villa's legendary fame brings him into politics.

Pancho Villa allies with Emiliano Zapata to confront the troops of Venustiano Carranza and Álvaro Obregón, sparking a civil war. The United States enters the conflict when Villa and Zapata's soldiers take the capital.