El principio
1973, Spanish. Directed by Gonzalo Martínez Ortega.
Mexico is in the midst of Revolution when the protagonist returns after studying in Paris to find his native town in Chihuahua occupied by Francisco Villa’s revolutionary forces. He visits his deserted home and remembers people and events from his adolescence that provide glimpses of pre-Revolutionary society under dictatorship: his uncle, the chief of police; his sister’s involvement with a liberal political association; bathing with the girls from a local brothel; a labor strike that ended in a massacre. Returning to the present he discovers that his father has been assassinated and, in the company of his father’s former servant, joins the revolutionary movement.
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
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Cast & crew
- Gonzalo Martínez OrtegaDirector
- Lucha VillaMaría del Rayo, la Coquena
- Narciso BusquetsDon Ernesto Domínguez
- Andrés GarcíaLuciano
- Fernando BalzarettiDavid Domínguez
- Sergio BustamanteDon Pancho
- Aurora ClavelMadre Soldadera
- Patricia AspíllagaClaudia Guadalajara
- Evangelina MartínezPetrita
- Bruno ReyGeneral Cardiel
- Lina MontesDoña Cuca
- Armando AcostaEl Cura
- Gregorio AcostaGeneral Francisco Villa
Details
- Released
- 3 December 1973
- Country
- Mexico
- Written by
- Gonzalo Martínez Ortega
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El principio runs 135 minutes (2h 15m).
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El principio isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 December 1973. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed El principio?
El principio (1973) was directed by Gonzalo Martínez Ortega and stars Lucha Villa, Narciso Busquets, Andrés García.