The Cisco Kid is a fictional character found in numerous film, radio, television and comic book series based on the fictional Western character created by

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in his 1907

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"The Caballero's Way", published in ''

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'', v17, July 1907, as well as in the collection ''Heart of the West''. Originally a murderous criminal in O. Henry's story, the Kid was depicted as a heroic

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caballero later in films, radio and television adaptations.

"The Caballero's Way" (short story)

In O. Henry's original story, the character is a 25-year-old desperado in the

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border country who bears little resemblance to later interpretations of the character. He kills for sport and is responsible for at least eighteen deaths. His real name is possibly Goodall ("This hombre they call the Kid—Goodall is his name, ain't it?"); no first name is given in the story. The Kid's mixed-ancestry girlfriend, Tonia Perez, both fears and loves him. When Texas Ranger Lieutenant Sandridge arrives at her home, seeking news of the Cisco Kid, they fall in love. Sandridge begins visiting twice a week. Eventually the Kid visits Tonia's house and finds them together:

Ten yards from his hiding-place, in the shade of the jacal, sat his Tonia calmly plaiting a rawhide lariat. So far she might surely escape condemnation; women have been known, from time to time, to engage in more mischievous occupations. But if all must be told, there is to be added that her head reposed against the broad and comfortable chest of a tall red-and-yellow man, and that his arm was about her, guiding her nimble small fingers that required so many lessons at the intricate six-strand plait.

He overhears Tonia tell Sandridge that she heard the Kid was in the area, and that she assumes the Kid will visit her soon. She says she will send Sandridge word of the Kid's whereabouts by Gregorio, "the small son of old Luisa", in time for Sandridge to ride off with a posse, find the Kid and kill him. Sandridge departs and shortly the Kid appears, pretending he has just arrived. The Kid sends a message to Sandridge through Domingo Sales, who claims that Gregorio is "too ill of a fever to ride". The message says that the Kid has arrived and explains that the Kid has exchanged clothes with Tonia to foil pursuers. Sandridge returns to Tonia's home and sees two figures in the moonlight: one in men's clothing and the other in women's. The one in men's clothing rides away. Assuming this to be Tonia, Sandridge ambushes and shoots the remaining figure. The victim is Tonia, the Kid having tricked Sandridge into killing his girlfriend.

Films

Numerous films have featured the character, beginning in the silent film era with ''The Caballero's Way'' (1914). There is a disagreement as to who actually played the part of the Cisco Kid. In the cemetery records of Stanley Herbert Dunn it is stated that he played the part, but IMDb states that William Robert Dunn played the part. For his portrayal of the Kid in the early sound film ''

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'' (1928),

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won the second

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. This film was a revised version of the original story, in which the Kid is portrayed in a positive light. It was directed by

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and

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, who was originally slated to play the lead until a jackrabbit jumping through a windshield cost him an eye while on location. In 1931,

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produced a sound version with Baxter, Conchita Montenegro, and

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. The film series began with ''The Return of the Cisco Kid'' (1939), featuring Baxter in the title role with

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as his sidekick, Lopez,

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as the other sidekick, Gordito ("Fatty"),

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as his mistaken love interest, Ann Carver,

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as her wayward grandfather, and

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in the lowest-billed role as "Tough", whose one scene shows him beaten into unconsciousness by the unscrupulous Sheriff McNally (

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). Romero took over the lead role of Cisco and Martin continued to play Gordito in six further films before the series was suspended with America's entry into

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in 1941.

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took over the reins as the Kid when

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revived the series in 1945 with ''The Cisco Kid Returns'', which also introduced the Kid's best-known sidekick, Pancho, played by

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. Pancho also became established as his sidekick in other media. Neither Gordito nor Pancho is in the original story. After three Renaldo/Cisco films,

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played the character in a half-dozen 1946–1947 films beginning with '' The Gay Cavalier'' (1946). Renaldo then returned to the role with

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as Pancho. They made five films, with Renaldo assuming the flowery "Charro" suit in the final film. He would wear that throughout the TV series that followed.

List of films

*''The Caballero's Way'' (1914) – William R. Dunn. *''The Border Terror'' (1919) –

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*''

'' (1928) – Warner Baxter *'' The Arizona Kid'' (1930) – Warner Baxter *''

The Cisco Kid The Cisco Kid is a fictional character found in numerous film, radio, television and comic book series based on the fictional Western character created by O. Henry in his 1907 short story "The Caballero's Way", published in ''Everybody's Magaz ...

'' (1931) – Warner Baxter *''

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'' (1931) – Warner Baxter *'' The Return of the Cisco Kid'' (1939) – Warner Baxter *'' The Cisco Kid and the Lady'' (1939) – Cesar Romero *'' Lucky Cisco Kid'' (1940) – Cesar Romero *'' Viva Cisco Kid'' (1940) – Cesar Romero *'' The Gay Caballero'' (1940) – Cesar Romero *'' Romance of the Rio Grande'' (1941) – Cesar Romero *''

Ride on Vaquero ''Ride on Vaquero'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and written by Samuel G. Engel. The film stars Cesar Romero, Mary Beth Hughes, Lynne Roberts, Chris-Pin Martin, Robert Lowery and Ben Carter. The film was rele ...

'' (1941) – Cesar Romero *'' The Cisco Kid Returns'' (1945) – Duncan Renaldo *''

In Old New Mexico ''In Old New Mexico'' is a 1945 American western drama film. Released on May 15, 1945, it was the second of three Cisco Kid films made that year with Duncan Renaldo as Cisco and Martin Garralaga as Pancho. In this release, Cisco's real name is ...

'' (1945) – Duncan Renaldo *'' South of the Rio Grande'' (1945) – Duncan Renaldo *'' The Gay Cavalier'' (1946) – Gilbert Roland *'' South of Monterey'' (1946) – Gilbert Roland *''

Beauty and the Bandit ''Beauty and the Bandit'' is a 1946 American Western (genre), Western film directed by William Nigh and written by Charles S. Belden. The film stars Gilbert Roland, Martin Garralaga, Frank Yaconelli, Ramsay Ames, Vida Aldana and George J. Lewis ...

'' (1946) – Gilbert Roland *''

Riding the California Trail ''Riding the California Trail'' is a 1947 American Western film directed by William Nigh and written by Clarence Upson Young. The film stars Gilbert Roland as the Cisco Kid, Martin Garralaga, Frank Yaconelli, Teala Loring, Inez Cooper and Ted H ...

'' (1947) – Gilbert Roland *'' Robin Hood of Monterey'' (1947) – Gilbert Roland *''

King of the Bandits ''King of the Bandits'' is a 1947 American Western film, directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Gilbert Roland, Angela Greene, and Chris-Pin Martin, and was released on November 8, 1947. Cast list * Gilbert Roland as the Cisco Kid, aka Chic ...

'' (1947) – Gilbert Roland *'' The Valiant Hombre'' (1948) – Duncan Renaldo *'' The Gay Amigo'' (1949) – Duncan Renaldo *'' The Daring Caballero'' (1949) – Duncan Renaldo *'' Satan's Cradle'' (1949) – Duncan Renaldo *'' The Girl from San Lorenzo'' (1950) – Duncan Renaldo *''

'' (1994) (TV film) – Jimmy Smits

Radio

''The Cisco Kid'' came to radio October 2, 1942, with

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in the title role and

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as Pancho. With

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and Bryna Raeburn in supporting roles and Michael Rye announcing, this weekly series continued on Mutual until February 14, 1945. It was followed by a thrice weekly series on a Mutual-Don Lee regional network in 1946, starring Jack Mather in the title role, who continued to head the cast in the syndicated radio series of more than 600 episodes from 1947 to 1956. For this version, Pancho was originally played by Harry E. Lang. Following Lang's death in 1953,

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played the role until the series ended. Aimed at youngsters, the radio series depicted the Cisco Kid as a virtuous wanderer and quasi-

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figure, often erroneously believed to be on the wrong side of law due to his habit of tangling with "the rich and greedy" who are victimizing the poor. Episodes ended with one or the other of them making a corny joke about the adventure they had just completed. They would laugh, saying, "'Oh, Pancho!" "'Oh, Cisco!", before galloping off, while laughing.

Episode guide

Television series and movies

Renaldo returned to the role for the popular 156-episode Ziv Television series ''

'' (1950–1956), notable as the first TV series filmed in color. For the 1950s TV series, the Cisco Kid's sidekick Pancho was portrayed by

, riding a

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named Loco. The Cisco Kid's horse was named Diablo. After a long absence, the character galloped back onto TV screens in the 1994 made-for-TV movie ''

'', starring

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with

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as Pancho. The TV episodes and the 1994 movie, like the radio series, ended with one or the other of them making a corny joke about the adventure they had just completed. They would laugh, saying, "Oh, Pancho!" "Oh, Cisco!", before galloping off, while laughing, into the sunset, and Spanish-styled Western theme music was heard as the credits rolled. Throughout the TV series, Carrillo addressed Renaldo as "Cisco", and others (mostly Anglo characters) refer to him as "the Kid" (Renaldo was 46 years old when the TV series began). Although both Pancho and Cisco are clearly identifiable as Mexicans, throughout the entire series they spoke to each other in English, with Pancho speaking a thickly accented and very tortured English, as if the two of them were not both fluent and comfortable in English: however Carrillo had been using this characterization in movies already for many years. While the character's real name is never mentioned on the TV series, most fans and followers from the movie series in the 1940s and the books know that he is Juan Carlos Francisco Antonio Hernandez. In Series 1, Ep. 2, 20:59 "Counterfeit Money" Pancho identifies himself as "Pancho ranciscoFernando Miguel de Cornejo".

Comics

*''Cisco Kid Comics'', a one-shot comic book by Baily Publishing, appeared on newsstands in 1944. *

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published 41 issues of ''The Cisco Kid'' from 1950 to 1958. * José Luis Salinas and Rod Reed drew the ''Cisco Kid'' comic strip, syndicated by

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from 1951 to 1967. * Moonstone Books has, as of 2009, published six

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about the Kid. In ''Wyatt Earp: Justice Riders'', Cisco joins

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and

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Literature

* Nash Candelaria's 1988 short-story collection is entitled ''The Day the Cisco Kid Shot John Wayne''. *In

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's short story " The Raft" and the 1987 horror film ''

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'', Pancho and Cisco are the nicknames used by the two ill-fated friends stranded on the raft. *Dennis "Cisco" Wojciechowski, Mickey Haller's private investigator in ''

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'' and ''

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'' was nicknamed Cisco in honor of the Cisco Kid while he was affiliated with the Road Saints motorcycle gang. * Moonstone Books published one

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with

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in ''The Lone Ranger Chronicles'' (2012).

Music

*Method Man, Redman and Cypress Hill recorded "Cisco Kid" which was featured on the "How High " soundtrack. *In

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's song "

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" (from the 1970 album ''Arizona''), the title character of the song hangs up a poster of Pancho and Cisco. *

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, during his early 1971 concerts, used to wear a jumpsuit he referred to as "The Cisco Kid". The suit is featured on the cover of his 1972 Grammy-winning gospel album '' He Touched Me''. *

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's song "The Cisco Kid" (from ''

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'', 1972) reached number two on the US pop charts; the song also appeared on their 2008 '' Greatest Hits Live''. A version was recorded by jazz organist

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on his album ''

'' (Groove Merchant, 1973). * Deep Purple's "Hey Cisco" (from '' Purpendicular'', 1996) is loosely based on the radio show's characters *In

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's 1998 song "Pancho" (from ''I Turn the Page''), the Kid mournfully reflects on their friendship that has ended. *The ska punk group Sublime released a song entitled "Cisco Kid" within their album ''

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'' (1994); which includes voice clips from the series
Mama's Pride
band membe
Pat Liston
sings a song called "My Daddy Knew the Cisco Kid"

The names Pancho and Cisco

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". It is probable, but not clear, that Pancho or Cisco were originally named after the famous Mexican revolutionary general whose

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was Francisco "Pancho" Villa.

References

External links

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