Editing Let's Go with Pancho Villa (section)

==Background==
Though it was a sizable financial failure when released, interest and professional appreciation of the film experienced a resurgence in the late sixties.<ref name=":0" /> Today, it is considered one of the best movies of [[Cinema of Mexico|Mexican cinema]], both for its approach to the theme and its technical merits. In 1994, a list of the 100 best films of Mexican cinema was published by ''Somos'' magazine: "Let's Go with Pancho Villa" was the number one film on the list.<ref>{{cite web |title=Las 100 mejores películas del cine mexicano |url=https://www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx/las-100-mejores-peliculas-del-cine-mexicano.html |website=México Desconocido |access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref>

It stands apart among the many movies made about Villa in that it portrays the man and the Revolution in its cruelty; most other films, like those by [[Ismael Rodríguez]] in the 1960s, take an almost idyllic view of both, following the official (government) [[Mythology|mythos]]. "Let's Go with Pancho Villa" was revered for its derisive interpretation of the Mexican government and thematic emphasis on the benefit of peace to the individual citizen.<ref name=":0" />

The movie's soundtrack was composed by [[Silvestre Revueltas]], who makes a [[cameo appearance]]. The score was another appeal to critics during the sixties' revival of the film.<ref name=":0" />

The Mexican government contributed the military equipment and soldiers.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gaytán |first=Maria Sarita |date=April 2019 |title=The Rise of the Madre Abnegada (Selfless Mother): Sara García and the National Maternal |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/48568481 |journal=Meridians |volume=18 |issue=1 |pages=17–40 |jstor=4856848}}</ref>