Pancho Villa

Career overview

Pancho Villa, also known by his birth name José Dor or Doreteo Arango, was a male figure born in San Juan del Rio, Durango, Mexico, on June 5, 1878. He died on July 20, 1923, at the age of forty-five. Within the context of film and television database records, Villa is credited with three known credits under the acting category.

Beyond his database profile listings, historical and film references identify him as a Mexican national hero and the legendary commander of the Northern Division, known as the División del Norte. As the leader of this northern division, he functioned as a caudillo of the north Mexican state of Chihuahua. Due to the state's size, mineral wealth, and proximity to the United States, Chihuahua richly supplied him with resources.

His historical military career included being decisively defeated by Constitutionalist general Álvaro Obregón during the summer of 1915. Additionally, the United States directly aided Carranza against Villa during the Second Battle of Agua Prieta. These events form part of the documented historical record surrounding the figure, whose life and persona also became the subject of cinematic works, such as being featured as a subject in western films concerning the Mexican national hero.