Masked cowboy avenger in the style of The Lone Ranger, first film in a series of four.
Acting
Raúl de Anda directing himself with surprising physical commitment.
Production
1940s Mexican studio craftsmanship on shoestring budget.
Director
Raúl de Anda
Raúl de Anda
Roberto "El Charro Negro"
Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.
Don Salvador
Pedro Armendáriz
Ramón
Emilio Fernández
Emilio Gómez
Luis G. Barreiro
Don Chon Pérez
Agustín Isunza
Court Clerk
Salvador Quiroz
Don Juan
Manuel Noriega
Don Pedro
Miguel Inclán
Pancho
Armando Soto La Marina 'El Chicote'
El Chicote
Alfonso Bedoya
Police Commander
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Raúl de Anda reportedly performed his own horseback stunts despite zero formal training, resulting in several on-set injuries that delayed production.
El Charro Negro emerged during Mexico's Golden Age of Cinema, when studios deliberately created nationalist alternatives to Hollywood genres—this is essentially Mexican pop culture reclaiming the Western from gringo hands.
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