"LET'S GO WITH PANCHO VILLA!" ""This film is an homage to the loyalty and courage," "Francisco Villa infused in the warriors who followed him." "The blame for the cruelty that occurred cannot be put on any group of people... for, remember this was an age... which bathed in blood not only the hills of Mexico... but also a field called Flanders and the peaceful valleys of France "" "1914 A. D." "BRID GE STATION" "What happened?" "The same as others;" "shot in the head." " A shot from a 30-30." " These makes 14 killed in two weeks." " No more, no less." " Who will it be tonight?" "14 guys buried six feet away from the rails." "Not just any guys." "Soldiers!" "And this will be the last one to die." "He'll be the last one, I kno w who is killing them." "What will you ha ve for breakfast, Captain?" "Nothing." "Where's Miguel?" "He's chopping wood." "Where were you last night?" " I went to a party." " At what time did you come here?" "It was sunrise when I got out of town." "Every day a soldier is killed," "I've got 14 corpses already." "I did go out last night, but the other nights, no." " Where's your carbine?" " You kno w I sold it, to Rodrigo Perea." "I'm talking to you!" "Look at me!" "Where's your carbine?" "If you want it take it from Rodrigo Perea, if you can." "Rodrigo went with the rebels!" "You sold him your carbine so he could go to the war!" "I'll teach you a little respect!" "Don't hurt him!" "He's innocent!" "Wait till the army comes!" "We'll try him and I'll see him executed!" " He hasn't done an ything." " He won't kill any more soldiers!" "Oh, you son of a...!" "Not like that." "Close your left eye when you take aim." " Both of them, keep closing!" " This boy!" "Aim." "I hit him!" "Tiburcio, you have to go to work!" "Yes, I'm going." "Let's go my son." "Why doesn't Mommy want me to shoot?" "She's afraid you'll join the revolution when you're big enough." "I'm big enough now!" "I'm big enough to shoot." "The only one that can save us is Pancho Villa." "Don't tell me you're involved with him." "There are things you just don't understand." "It's the Pereas!" "Tiburcio!" " Did you hear the ne ws?" " What happened?" " Captain Medina is looking for you." " Wh y?" "Because of the sentinels!" "That is a problem." "Come on, let's see what we can do." " Pedrito!" " Why didn't you bring me a carbine?" "I'll give you a big one, and a horse so you can ride with me." " Morning, comadre." " Morning, compadrito." "If they're going to kill me tomorrow, let them kill me right no w!" "Is Tiburcio around?" "He just came in with Maximo and Rodrigo." " Do they have anything to drin k?" " Yes." "Do you want some?" "Yes, I'd like that!" "What do the y say about politics?" "Same as always." "They don't want to sta y." "They don't mean that." "They'll stay." "The bo y took the blo ws and the captain got angry." "He whipped his back, his chest, his face." "Who are you talking about?" "Captain Medina and Miguel." "I heard the Captain was looking for him." "He was accused of killing the guards." "He ran off." " When was it?" " Yesterda y morning." "The captain thinks he did it." "Before you know it, they'll get rid of him." "Tiburcio is right." "We must join the re volution." "It's the only thing to do." "Let's join up with Pancho Villa." "You know, I don't thin k it will do us any good." " We'd win our lands back." " Or lose them even faster." "He's afraid of bullets." "Cut it out!" "You don't have to worry about me." "I'll prove m y manhood if I have to!" "If they're going to kill me tomorrow, let them kill me right no w!" "You'll see how much I fear bullets!" "I'll kill Captain Medina!" "Personally." " Prove it in another way." " Ho w?" "Let's blo w up the bridge, before going with Pancho Villa." " Then I'll do it." " No, I'll do it." " So they didn't get you!" " They tried." "They were so close, I could see their guns." "But I managed to lose them, and here I am!" "We're going along with Pancho Villa." "Shut up!" "Adelita is the name of the girl I love and can 't forget." "She's like a rose, and with time I'm going to pick her up." "If she want's we will marry." "I'll buy her a dress and take her to dance." "If she would leave with another I'll followed her forever." "By sea in a war ship by land with a military train." " What do you want?" " Where's your chief?" "The first car after the engine, where they're giving awa y corn." "Shut up brothers." "My brothers, my sisters, m y people!" "Look what Pancho Villa fights for!" "So you all can eat!" "Now, I give you corn." "When we have won, I'll give you land!" "Everyone will ha ve a ranch." "Nobody will be working as a peon." "Up with General Villa!" "Come, m y sons!" "Come for your corn!" "Some guys from San Pablo want to join in." "I'm coming." "You keep at this, we're about to lea ve." "Good morning, General." " You want to join in?" " Yes, sir." "Then you're with us already." "Put your hats on!" "What did you buy them for?" "Than k you, General." " Can you read?" " Sure we can." "Not that good, but we get by." " You'll start as lieutenants." " All right, General." " Where do you come from?" " From San Pablo." "Just how macho are you guys?" "What can we sa y?" "You'll find out" "When Maximo gets drun k... he turns into a wild animal." "Back in San Pablo they call us "The Lions"" "Let's see if you bite is as big as your roar, my lions." "What are your names?" "Rodrigo Perea" "Tiburcio Ama ya, at your service." "Meliton Botello." "Maximo Perea." "Martì n Espinosa." "And what's yours, kid?" "Miguel Angel del Toro." "Toro?" "As in bull?" "But you're only a child!" "We'll call you..." ""Calf"" "A calf, no less!" " It's made of gold!" " Let me see to Tubbo." "Take it." "I couldn't even see it." "It's so pretty!" "Give to do me." "This one's for the chief, I'll give you this one." " Mine is better." " Who did you take it from." " I took it from a guy!" " A dead guy!" "Dead?" "Look, he took a shot at me!" "That's where a burro took a bite out of it!" "Well... it seems like you had a good day, boys." "It wasn't that bad." "Here's a present for you." "I hope you like it." "Very nice." "And it was fired a lot." "It's still warm to the touch, General." "It's nice, but finders, keepers." " Don't you want it?" " I prefer mine." "It kno ws me." "And I don't like taking loot." "I'll tell you what you should do." "You should rig it so you don't ha ve to draw in order to shoot." " Ho w?" " Like this." "Look!" "Live and learn, lions!" "When you ha ve this skill, I'll make you generals." "All right, lads." "It's good to see you." "I'm going to keep it." "Come on, give it to me!" " How much do you want for it?" " It's not for sale." "Come on, ho w much?" "I wouldn't sell it for its weight in gold." "If you won't sell it, how about I just take it?" "You and what army?" "Careful, you fat slob!" "Watch where you're shooting!" "What are you looking at, Don Tiburcio?" "We could change the face of the earth, but ne ver the sky." "Look!" "Orion's Belt." "And the little Dipper." "We've seen you like this before." "My wife, my kids..." "Don't worry." "At this pace, we'll be back home in five months." " Maybe only four months." " I don't think so." "We left San Pablo last November." "It's been five months and I see no end to this." "Guys..." " I want to tell you something." " What is it?" "We are here today, but we ma y not be tomorrow." "The fight is getting worse." "Just look at all our fallen comrades." "We are, all of us, mortal." "So what are you getting at?" "Promise me, if I can't go back to San Pablo, you'll go." "Even if only one is left alive." "You don't have kids." "Look after mine." "It's a promise!" "If any of us dies, it won't be you." "You'll outlive us all." "Don't talk like that." "Let's not talk of such sad things." "This is the right moment to do it, now that we are together." "Makes no difference to me." "If I die, don't even bother to bury me." "Just lea ve me where I fall." "For me, any place is fine." "Your cheap skin will rot in the sun." " I suppose your skin is better?" " You can make a drum with it" "It doesn't matter to me how I die or where I die." "As long as I die fighting, doing the right thing." "When we joined, we were asked if we were courageous." "But what have we accomplished?" "Not a thing!" "Nothing!" "Before I die." "I'll show what a Lion of San Pablo does!" "Yes!" "To die like a man, so everybody sings in tribute to our courage!" "Look who's talking about bravery." "The guy who wet his pants back in San Pablo!" " Who?" " You!" " Me?" " Yeah, you!" "I guess I did, But, seriously..." "I'm talking seriously no w." "The worst would be if they thought I died a coward." "I don't care what the y say, but please shut m y eyes." "I want a nice funeral with trumpets and drums." "With soldiers saluting me, like the general we buried that time." "That's the way to go." "That's easy for you to say." "You have to ha ve a general to ha ve such a funeral." "Atten... tion!" "General Calf!" "That damn machine gun." "We won't be able to take the fort tonight." "Lions!" "It's time to show you're lions, and not pussycats!" "You name it, General." "Let's see if you're man enough to steal us a machine gun!" "On my wa y, sir!" "Here we are, skinheads." "As you requested, General." "Now I believe you are e verything you say." "This is it, boys!" "Everybody fall in!" "This is the moment!" "This is hard!" "That's the idea." "It's useless!" "The y're shooting from the top." "The y killed one of us." "Which one?" "Martin Espinosa." "I can't see them." "I guess they're scared." "It's Martin, General, with his bombs!" "Move the light to the right." "There he is, General." "Yes, here I am!" "Long live Villa!" "Now we're going all the wa y to Torreon, lads!" "Tiburcio, fatso!" "The chief is calling you!" "We're coming." "Cease fire!" "State your business." "We're delivering a message." " Who is the message for?" " General Velasco." " What weapons do you have?" " None." "Advance!" "Single file!" "What do you want?" "We're messengers." "General Pereira sent us to tell you he is angry with Villa." "His troops are fighting while Villa's rest." "Villa's injured soldiers go to Chihuahua, but General Pereira's do not." "When food arrives." "Villa's have their fill, we starve." "So, what else is new?" "Chieftains who have reunited in Durango want to leave Villa." "The y'll join you, if you feed and arm their troops." " How many are they?" " About 6000." "All right, wait a minute." " We want an immediate answer." " You'll have it." "Your unconditional surrender is accepted, but you will be prisoners." "You'll arrive in groups of 100 and you will be unarmed." "Your leaders will be held in this fortress." " It seems you don't trust us." " So it seems." "I can't take any chances." "For now, and to make sure you don't try anything... three of you will carry the message back to your leaders... the others will remain here." "This is treason." "We can't be apprehended!" "I ha ve spoken." "These will remain even in the offer isn't accepted." "Enough!" "Who will sta y?" "I will stay." "I brought the message." "I said three." "I'll stay, too." "It's God's will." "The three of us will sta y." "You're prisoners-of-war." "Lock them up and guard them." "All right, but this isn't fair." "We came here in good will, not to fight." "Time's up." "This is gonna get ugly." "And it's your fault!" "We should have left the other three." "No." "We kne w this was a trick." "Hey, you!" " What do you want?" " Will you take us when you leave?" "We'll leave you behind when we go!" "Aw, go to..." "So, tell me something, guys." "Why do you want us to stay?" "If I die, I prefer to die fighting." "It's not the soldiers that are to blame, but the generals." "They're the ones that send us into war." "Bull!" "The soldiers are the ones who kill us." "You're gonna die either way." "Better to die fighting, with a carbine in my hand!" "And shooting!" "That is the death of a real man!" "Whatever you say, it was stupid to let the others go." "I planned to make two others stay with me, and you would ha ve been spared." "But you stepped forward." "How could we leave you?" "You're rash, fatso." "But you've got a great heart!" "And what about me?" "We three are the best!" "Remember that song you sang?" "If the y are to kill me tomorrow Better let them, kill me no w!" "A passion dominates me that's why I came" "Prisoners!" "You are to be hanged!" "I am to be your executioner." "You?" "You're gonna hang us, senorita?" "You'll faint when you see me with my tongue coming out!" "Ready when you are, senorita." "But lieutenant, we'll be getting very close to the enemy lines!" "Exactly!" "This will be an example to them." "They will learn to fear us." "But they'll attack!" "Are you afraid?" "Is it them?" "No doubt about it." "It's them!" "We have to do something!" "We're running out of time." "The y've seen us, Lieutenant, and the y're shooting at us!" "You'll be the first." "I'm deeply honored." "Well, lads, see you there." "Come on!" "The least you could ha ve done was buy a new rope!" "Another rope, quick!" "They're shooting at our guys!" "Don't shoot it's us!" "Are you afraid, or what?" " Are you all right, fatso?" " That was a close shave!" "Where's Rodrigo?" "What's wrong with you, brother?" "It was God's will." "I only regret that it was a shot from one of our guys." "Hey, it's nothing." "You still have plenty of years ahead of you." "No, man." "This is for real." "Just what I wanted..." "to be able to see you all one last time." "Calf!" "Here, it's yours." "It's a gift." "The lions are coming!" "Boys, let it be said that Francisco Villa appreciates courage." " You'll be m y escort." " We'll be Dorados?" "No less!" " And me, General?" " You too, Calf." "And I've got something for you." "Give it to me." "Here." "Now you are majors." "Is that all?" "Weren't there four of you?" "Rodrigo Perea sta yed in the field." "Near the waterhose." "Poor lad." "That's a real shame." "His death was God's will." "That's just what he said, General." "I want you to take two." "You have earned them." "Than k you, General." "You won them like men." "Go see Colonel Vega, and he will pa y you." "It's an honor, sir." "General Urbina asks what we will do with the musicians we captured." "He wants to execute them." "Musicians?" "No, ha ve them join us." "But every brigade already has a band." "Is that so?" "Then go ahead and execute them." " Not bad, huh?" " You wanted it on." "Where are we going?" "Let's go to the cantina we saw last night." "It's too early." "Let's go to a place I kno w." " First, let us get our pay." " Right!" "I'll get him this time." "I did it!" "Now they'll make me a general!" "PLE ASE DON'T SHOOT THE P IANO PLAYER" "Look who's here!" "The lions!" "Tiburcio, fatso, come!" "Just a moment!" "Let's have a toast!" "Quiet!" "To the new Dorados of Villa!" "The lions of San Pablo." " Won't you drink with the lions?" " It's wrong." "Why is that?" " Do you see how many are at the table?" " How many?" "13." "It's bad luck." "Come on, have a drin k." "No, one of us will die tonight." "Just like that?" "Why?" "There's 13 at the table." "One of us will die." " I'm leaving." " No, you don't." "If someone should die..." " What's going on?" " Yeah, what is it?" "Blanco says one of us will die because there's 13 of us here." "If it's true, let's find out who will die." " Ho w?" " He's drunk!" " How do we find out?" " We are one too many." "Let's turn out the lights and throw the gun up." "The biggest coward will be shot and the bra vest of us will be left." "Is anyone leaving?" "Wait a minute!" "The bullet might hit an yone." "It can't tell who is brave and who is a coward." "The bravest of us might go do wn." "But the gun will shoot the biggest co ward." "Hey, this isn't fair!" "I'm too fat." "I make a bigger target." "Now, fatso!" "Are the lions of San Pablo afraid?" "What about you, Tiburcio?" "I thin k it's stupid." "Courage is not tested in a cantina." "But if it's courage we're measuring the lions of San Pablo don't back off!" "Right, fatso?" "Not one of us!" "Just one thing." "I want to make something clear." "The one shot won't be the most cowardly." "We're proving our courage, but we're only three." "There are 10 of you." "If any of us is shot, the others will pro ve his courage." "So, it's decided." "Thro w the gun." "Hold it!" "Let's wait until midnight." "It's 20 minutes until midnight." "At midnight, we do it." "Why is e veryone leaving?" "There's gonna be shots at midnight." "Ha ven't the y seen a shooting before?" "Never in the dark, These guys are crazy." "What do you mean b y that?" "What's going to happen?" "Why don't you stick around and watch?" " Should we stay?" " Let's stay!" "Guys!" "Guys!" "It's midnight!" "It's time." "Let's get on with it." "Put the tables away." "Make a circle." " Hold it, you!" " What's up?" " Wh y do you get to throw the gun?" " What's on your mind, fatso?" "The one who throws it won't get shot." "Fine." "You throw it." " I don't want an y advantage." " Let Tiburcio do it." "That's it." "Give it to Tiburcio." "Give it to me." "I'll throw it." "Wait, I forgot." "Turn the lights off." "Hey, waiter!" "Who, me?" "Find the switch!" "You turn it off when I tell you." "And get closer." "Don't leave a space." "Now, turn it off!" "Who got shot?" "Turn on the lights!" "The lights!" "Quickly!" "What's wrong, fatso?" "I told you it was easy for me to get shot." " Where were you wounded?" " In m y belly." "He's just wounded." "Let there be a death!" "Tell them it's a lie the biggest coward would get it." "Of course it's a lie!" "There is no one braver than you." "You'll be fine." "Up and around in a couple of weeks!" "Go get a doctor, Calf." "That's enough!" "This has got to come to an end!" "Shut up, e verybody!" "Please, guys!" "Quiet down!" "One is enough." "I'll show you m y fears." "Watch now a lion of San Pablo dies!" "It was the other wa y around." "The most courageous died." "If anyone has a problem with that, let him speak up now." "Get up, lad!" "Didn't you hear the call?" "We're going to Zacatecas!" "What's wrong with you?" "My head aches as if it were about to explode!" "Let's see." "You're all right." "Let's go to the station." "The air will make your better." "It's not that I want to leave." "I'd go anywhere with you." "But don't you think it's been enough?" "Enough of what?" "It's just that... when we left home, there were six of us." "Now we are only two." "The Revolution will triumph." "Why do we stay?" "To be killed like Rodrigo, Espinosa or Maximo?" "I know what's wrong with you." "You feel bad about what happened to Fatso." "Let me finish." "You belie ve it was a senseless act." "I shouldn't have allo wed what happened at the cantina." "But now we can't leave the re volution or its leader." "They don't need us anymore." "But they do in San Pablo." "Especially your kids." "The revolution is only beginning." "They need us the most now." "And keep in mind one thing you're an escort of our great leader." "One of Pancho Villa's Dorados, his golden ones!" "Will you leave him when he's about to attack Zacatecas?" "I can't think, m y head aches so much!" " But maybe you're right" " Of course I am." "Let's get a good seat on the train." "TO MEX ICO C ITY 459 miles." "TO Z AC ATEC AS 17 miles." "Nice time to tell me this." "When we're about to attack!" "We must attack tomorrow!" "But the doctor just told me!" "This is bad news." "It's one of those rare cases, if we act fast, we can save him." "Then what are you waiting for?" "Get the sick from the train at once!" "Otherwise, the y'll infect the rest." "One of them is with your escorts!" "Miguel del Toro." "The Calf?" "One of the lions?" "This is war." "Soldiers come first." "Wait here in one of the cars." "Well, go!" "Hurry!" "Do you feel better, lad?" " Who's coming?" " General Fierro wants to see you." "Coming!" " Yes." "General?" " So, you have a sick friend?" "Yes, General, Miguel Angel." " Smallpox?" " I think so." " What will you do with him?" " Will he get better?" "He may infect all the others, and we can't afford an epidemic." "So you'd leave him here to die like a dog?" "He's as good as any man we have, and better than most!" "Take it easy!" "The doctors sa y he could infect the others." "You must save him, doctor." "There's nothing I can do for him." "I'll have to act immediately." " Would we all get ill?" " Undoubtedly." "General, we are with you." "You are the boss." "Whatever your orders, I'll be the first to obey them." "We have to get rid of all his stuff:" "His guns, his clothes, his belongings." "All of it." " "Get rid of"?" "I don't understand." " We must cremate everything." " Cremate?" " Burn his body." "Burn the man." "Burn him!" "He's still alive!" "You heard the order!" "We must do it immediately." "Burn him?" "Burn him alive?" "Have you gone crazy?" "Is this the payment of a revolutionary soldier?" "Is this an army of men or of dogs?" "It's one against many." "I'm the one in charge, do you hear me?" "I give the orders here!" "You've got five minutes to burn him alive!" "If you don't do it, somebody else will." "Little Calf." "If he isn't out in five minutes, burn down the car!" "You filthy..." "You won't live a thousand years!" " There you have it." " Is it the car with smallpox?" "The chief!" "What did you do with Little Calf?" "There he is, General." "Let the trains go, but this one stays." " What about me?" " You're staying." "Staying?" "I'm going to fight in Zacatecas." "Back off!" "You're sta ying here." "All right, General." "Let's go." "All right, General." "It's over."