¡Viva la Revolución Mexicana: 1920-2020!

El ojo de vidrio

Description:
This is a poster of a Mexican fictional film that depicts Mexican Revolution. El ojo de vidrio (The Glass Eye) is a 1969 Mexican revolution-epic film directed by René Cardona Jr., starring Antonio Aguilar, Flor Silvestre, Manuel Capetillo, Eleazar García, Alejandro Reyna and Guillermo Rivas. With a backdrop of the Mexican Revolution, the film recounts the story of former horse wrangler and bandit Porfirio Alcalá y Buenavista who becomes the subject of a popularly known corrido along with his four cousins, after being notoriously heroic for raiding rich landlords and helping the poor. Being each notable for having one eye as the result of an injustice, the five heroes meet two townswomen and a theater actor who helps them disguise for their various raids. As their last raid attack, they take vengeance to the man who caused their tragedy and evade revolutionary troops who call for peace after Porfirio Díaz resigns and is exiled (Wiki) Copyright status unknown. Fair Academic Use Only. This image may be protected by the U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C).
Attribution:
By Source (WP:NFCC#4), Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37249047
Date:
04-17-2020
Exhibit Tags:
Mexican Revolution films, Cinema, and Poster