Juana gallo mexican revolution
Juana Gallo is a Mexican drama film written and directed by Miguel Zacarías..
After the death of her lover in the Mexican revolution, Juana Gallo decides to join the forces and fight in the battle of Zacatecas to overthrow Victoriano Huerta, president of Mexico.
La Adelita
Ballad from the Mexican Revolution
"La Adelita" is one of the most famous corridos of the Mexican Revolution. Over the years, it has had many adaptations.
The ballad was inspired by Adela Velarde Pérez, a Chihuahuense woman who joined the Maderista movement in the early stages of the revolution and fell in love with Madero. She became a popular icon and a symbol of the role of women in the Mexican Revolution.
The figure of the adelita gradually became synonymous with the term soldadera, the woman in a military-support (and sometimes fighting) role, who became a vital force in the revolutionary efforts through provisioning, espionage, and other activities in the battles against Mexican federal government forces.[1]
However, the song, the portrait, and the role of its subject have been given different, often conflicting, interpretations.
It has also been argued that "'La Adelita' expressed the sensitivity and vulnerability of men, emphasizing the st