This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter

This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter (1957)

January 1st, 19571h 30min

Comedy, War, History
64%

Overview

The disembodied head of Pancho Villa, kept in a glass jar in a research institute, is the narrator of several short stories from his own life, stories that might or might not have happened but are the stuff of legend.


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