El zarco
1921, Spanish. Directed by José Manuel Ramos.
Based on a novel by Ignacio Manuel Altamirano
In early 1860's Mexico, Nicolás (Contreras Torres) wants to marry Manuela (Chavarri) but she runs off with bandit El Zarco (Cantalauba) She soon becomes disillusioned by her lover's cruelty and the brutality of bandit life. In the meantime, Nicolas has turned his romantic attentions to Pilar, Manuela's adopted sister. At the climax. El Zarco is captured and shot, Nicolas marries Pilar, and Manuela dies.
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- 8 January 1921
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- Ignacio Manuel Altamirano
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El zarco (1921) was directed by José Manuel Ramos and stars Enrique Cantalaúba, Gilda Chavarri, Miguel Contreras Torres.