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Plot

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type of vigilante who forces the local businessmen to bend to his will while the townspeople admire him for his cause. José pursues María Peñafiel, the explosive daughter of the richest man in the area. Although she despises José at first, he eventually wins her affection.

Cast

Comic-book adaption

* Eastern Color Movie Love #4 (August 1950)

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* * 1950 films 1950s Spanish-language films 1950s English-language films English-language Mexican films Eagle-Lion Films films American black-and-white films Mexican black-and-white films Mexican Revolution films Films adapted into comics American remakes of Mexican films 1950s multilingual films American multilingual films Mexican multilingual films Films directed by Emilio Fernández 1950s Mexican films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub