Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa, played by Antonio Banderas, faces funding issues for his war against the government and negative press from the Hearst media empire. To counter this, he sends emissaries to movie producers to pay to film his progress and battles.

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
A groundbreaking 1914 film collaboration between Hollywood and Mexican revolutionary leader Pancho Villa, the movie "The Life of General Villa" chronicles his life and battles through cinematic storytelling.