Valentín de la Sierra (film)

Valentín de la Sierra is a 1968 Mexican film directed by René Cardona and starring Antonio Aguilar. The film is inspired by the corrido of the same name, a dramatization of the death of Cristero rebel Valentín Ávila Ramírez. The setting of the film was changed to the earlier Mexican Revolution.

Cast

 * Antonio Aguilar as Valentín Zamora
 * Jorge Martínez de Hoyos as Valentín's Father
 * Ofelia Montesco as Mariana Fuentes
 * Jorge Russek as Coronel Aldape
 * Juan Gallardo as Capitán
 * Fanny Schiller as Brothel Madame
 * Enrique Lucero as Alejo
 * Alejandro Reyna as Revolutionary Companion
 * José Carlos Ruiz as Revolutionary
 * Amado Zumaya as Revolutionary
 * Alfredo Gutiérrez as Revolutionary
 * La Prieta Linda as Brothel Singer
 * Lola Beltrán as Chabela (Singer)

Production
Valentín de la Sierra was filmed during the winter of 1967. Scenes were shot in Texcoco de Mora and Mexico City. Cinematographer Agustín Jiménez shot the film in Eastmancolor.