There is always room for a story based on history. Of course, this uses the real life history of Emiliano Zapata for the basis of the movie. One thing the movie doesn`t say is that the Zapatas (Zapata Family) was, during a time, supportive of the oppressive dictator Porfirio Diaz. Another lost oportunity was the event were one of the groups of the large states under Zapata control ended up burning a entire village trying to steal they lands by force, something Zapata had difficulty controlling. The end of the movie also ends up being misleading, only Genera Jésus Guajardo [spoiler] shot Zapata many types andn delivered his body for the reward on his head [/spoiler]


While there is a interesting story to be told here, one has to ask a very important question: WTF is wrong with Brandon`s "mexican face"? I found that offensive and I`m not Mexican. But if an american pretended to be Brazillian with a Soccer ball while drinking caipirinha with a stupid haircut, I`d be pissed. This is, so far, the worse acting done by Brandon comparing it with his other movies I recentyl watched (The Men & A Streetcar Named Desire) primarily, I think, of that terrible make up and weird mustache. Gezus.

One thing I really liked was the acting done by Jean Peters. Compared with the mentioned movies, hers was the very first woman that didn`t act like she was in a 50s movie while being in a 50s movie. That overdramatic crap doesn`t work today for a reason. Anthony Quinn really did shine here too, a actor that I didn`t know before watching this.


TL;DR - The movie is good to learn a little about mexican history, but there are some obstacles to enjoy the story. And one needs to be aware that the entire story is more interesting. Real life usually beats fiction.