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RUNTIME
Did you know
90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Yo El Valiente
1964 1h 30m ES
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6.3
MID
★6.3TMDB · 3
DramaWestern
Synopsis
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A young man wants to create a reputation for himself as a gunslinger; an older mentor tries to warn him that he's making life decisions he'll regret and never be able to undo.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Julio Alemán
Emilio Fernández
Begoña Palacios
José Elías Moreno
Ángel Infante
Arturo Martínez
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Alfonso Corona Blake
- Writers
- Alfonso Corona Blake, Jose Luis Trejo, Jesús "Murciélago" Velázquez
- Languages
- Spanish
- Countries
- Mexico
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Alfonso Corona Blake directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 262 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Julio Alemán and Emilio Fernández and Begoña Palacios carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0277447 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 90 min · 1h 30m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ES
- Certification (US)
- B-15
Also by
Alfonso Corona Blake
Production companies
Who made it
- CI
Cinematográfica Jalisco S.A.
MX
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1964-10-29B-15
