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(More customer reviews)Very loosely based on a story by O. Henry, this B-level Western series lasted a full six seasons and, for all its faults, was probably the first small-screen example of Mexican characters as something other than villains or buffoons. Duncan Renaldo (who actually held a Romanian passport and was once arrested for illegal entry into the US, only to be pardoned by President Franklin Roosevelt) plays Cisco and septuagenarian Leo Carrillo his partner Pancho--who *does* tend to be something of a buffoon, though always loyal and courageous. The duo--Cisco is probably a charro-type and Pancho a common vaquero of peon birth--have no visible means of support, but roam Texas and the Southwest involving themselves in troublous situations, almost invariably on behalf of imperiled Anglos; they're on Wanted posters and sometimes taken for hired guns or even outlaws, but call at least one U.S. Marshal a "good friend."
Though one of the first TV series to be filmed in color (a medium few viewers were equipped to enjoy at the time), this compilation is unfortunately a bit muddy with regard to quality. There's also a tendency for the producers to use the same players, and even the same names and costumes for their characters, from one segment to another, which can be terminally confusing. And the back-references occasionally make you feel as if you've come in on the second part of a two-part episode. Still, the chemistry between the two companeros is very good, and some of the storylines are surprisingly inventive. For Western-nostalgia buffs, it's a definite treat.
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