East German filmmakers tried to make a Zapata Western. It went... somewhere.
Trini avenges the torture of his uncle by a landowner’s son. Trini and his fellow peons destroy the landowner’s home and overpower his guards with the help of Emiliano Zapata. Zapata is killed in a conspiracy before Trini can warn him.
Production
Bulgaria standing in for Mexico—geography is a suggestion.
Acting
Iwan Tomow's Zapata commits fully to the bit.
Director
Walter Beck
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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