Mexican Westerns

07/06/2026

Paco - Pedro Infante

[biography previously covered]

06/06/2026

Mexican poster

06/06/2026

Film Review, Information – “Soy charro de Rancho Grande”

Paco Aldama (Pedro Infante) leaves the Rancho Grande and wins a national charro contest in the capital. After suffering a romantic deception at the hands of Esmeralda, Paco returns to the ranch but discovers his sweetheart Cristina (Sofia Alvarez) is now engaged to rancher Florentino/Felipe (Rene Cardona). Tourist Kitty (Ioan Page) flirts with Paco. In the end, it is revealed to have been to teach Paco a lesson, and he makes up with Cristina.

[The story was remade as “El Ciclon de Jalisco” in 1963.]

06/06/2026

Soy charro de Rancho Grande – Mexican title
I’m a Charro from the Rancho Grande – English title

A 1947 Mexican film production [Filmadora Méxicana S.A. (Mexico City)]
Producers: Alfredo Ripstein hijo, Óscar J. Brooks
Director: Joaquín Pardavé
Story: Leopoldo Baeza y Aceves, Antonio Guzmán Aguilera, Tito Davison
Screenplay: Leopoldo Baeza y Aceves, Antonio Guzmán Aguilera, Tito Davison
Cinematography: Jorge Stahl hijo [black & white]
Music: Manuel Esperón
Running time: 79 minutes

Story: A cowboy travels to the capital and meets a beautiful woman that interrupts his marriage plans.

Cast:
Paco Aldama - Pedro Infante
Cristina – Sofia Alvarez
Kitty – Ioan Page
Florentino/Felipe – Rene Cardona
Olote – Fernando Soto
Doña Martinita – Dolores Camarillo
Esmeralda - Conchita Carracedo
Doña Eduviges - Dolores Tinoco)
Locutor - Miguel Manzano
Renato Flores - Guillermo Zetina
Gendarme - Hernán Vera
Fiesta attendee - Jorge Ancira, Fernando Casanova
Chicas - Columba Domínguez, Lilia Prado
Esmeralda’s mother - María Valdealde

04/06/2026

Entire Film:

Quiso volar al cielo... ¡y un día lo logró! Cuando un niño se atrev...

03/06/2026

Film Clip:

fracmento extraido de la Pelicula "El Niño y La Estrella..."

02/06/2026

Main Theme:

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01/06/2026

Lobby Card:

31/05/2026

El Niño - Luis Arcaraz

Luis Arcaraz González
He comes from a prominent Mexican entertainment family. His grandfather was composer, actor Luis Arcaraz (Luis Arcaráz Torrás) [1905-1963]. His father, was also a composer and actor Luis Arcaraz Carrasco (also known as Luis Arcaraz Jr.), and his mother is veteran Mexican actress Dacia González (Dacia González Díaz) 1940- ]. His sister, Dacia Arcaraz [1967- ], is also an established actress.