“Victory will crown our efforts because justice triumphs in the end. But if death is our destiny, we will fall with our faces to the sky”

-Pancho Villa

“When the true history of this expedition is written, it will not be a very inspiring chapter for school children, or even grown-ups, to contemplate.”

-U.S. General John “Black Jack” Pershing

Series: THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
National Airdate: November 3, 1993
Network: PBS
Description: The story relates the significance behind Pancho Villa’s attack on Columbus, New Mexico, and General John J. Pershing’s subsequent failure to capture him.

Awards:
1994 Imagen Award given by The National Confrence
1994 Cine Golden Eagle given by the Council on International Non-Theatrical Events
1993 Spur Award for “Best Western TV Script-Documentary” given by Western Writers of America, Inc.

Hector Galán: Producer, Director