Caballo prieto azabache (La tumba de Villa) is a 1968 Mexican historical drama film written and directed by René Cardona, and starring Antonio Aguilar and Flor Silvestre. This film marked the acting debut of Raúl "Chato" Padilla, playing Pancho Villa, and better known ocassionalty for portraying Jaimito, el cartero in the 1970s sitcom El Chavo del Ocho.
It focuses on a horse breeder named Jesús who is set on buying a horse known as "Caballo prieto" (dark horse) and pursuing a relationship with a singer named Genoveva Alarios. Eventually, he and Genoveva are recruited as spies for the revolutionary leader Pancho Villa. The film was successful at the box office and stayed in theaters for a surprising nine weeks.
Cast
Antonio Aguilar as Jesús Aguilar
Flor Silvestre as Genoveva Larios
Jaime Fernández as Rodolfo Fierro
Jorge Russek as El Coyote
Jessica Munguía as Martina Arango
Guillermo Rivas as Daniel
Tito Novaro as Colonel Jiménez
José Luis Moreno as Hipólito Arango
José Eduardo Pérez as Juan
Pascual García Peña as Old Townsman
Victorio Blanco as General Velasco
Víctor Velázquez as Emeterio Leyva
José Luis Fernández as Jacinto
Alejandro Reyna «Tío Plácido» as Plácido López
Raúl «Chato» Padilla as Pancho Villa (uncredited)
Francisco Salinas Cortes as Background Actor (uncredited)