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El principio
55%
Movie
2h 15m
AI Analysis
El principio (1973) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of El principio (1973) — a movie tagged as Action, Drama, and History with epic and emotional moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Mexico is in the midst of Revolution when the protagonist returns after studying in Paris to find his native town in Chihuahua occupied by Francisco Villa’s revolutionary forces. He visits his deserted home and remembers people and events from his adolescence that provide glimpses of pre-Revolutionary society under … Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~135 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate El principio 55% (11 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
55%
from 11 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Mexico is in the midst of Revolution when the protagonist returns after studying in Paris to find his native town in Chihuahua occupied by Francisco Villa’s revolutionary forces. He visits his deserted home and remembers people and events from his adolescence that provide glimpses of pre-Revolutionary society under dictatorship: his uncle, the chief of police; his sister’s involvement with a liberal political association; bathing with the girls from a local brothel; a labor strike that ended in a massacre. Returning to the present he discovers that his father has been assassinated and, in the company of his father’s former servant, joins the revolutionary movement.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1973-12-03
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- TMDB rating
- 5.5
- TMDB ID
- 78100
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What is El principio about?
Mexico is in the midst of Revolution when the protagonist returns after studying in Paris to find his native town in Chihuahua occupied by Francisco Villa’s revolutionary forces. He visits his dese... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie El principio?
The official runtime for El principio is approximately 135 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Lucha Villa
María del Rayo, la Coquena
Narciso Busquets
Don Ernesto Domínguez
Andrés García
Luciano
Fernando Balzaretti
David Domínguez
- S
Sergio Bustamante
Don Pancho
Aurora Clavel
Madre Soldadera
Patricia Aspíllaga
Claudia Guadalajara
Evangelina Martínez
Petrita
Bruno Rey
General Cardiel
Lina Montes
Doña Cuca
Armando Acosta
El Cura
- G
Gregorio Acosta
General Francisco Villa
- J
Juan Allende
Enrique
- R
Rafael Arreola
Subteniente Federal
- A
Armando Coria
Capitán Federal
- M
Maria Luisa Garza Ruiz
La Maestra
Alfonso Obregon
Hijo Soldadera
- M
Maribel Tarragó
Barbarita
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