El alazán y el rosillo

Set in rural Mexico, the film pits two neighboring landowners against each other as their different ideas about power shape a small community. One of them squeezes peasant families, grabbing fields and using intimidation to expand his holdings. The other runs his ranch with a sense of honor, singing and riding with the people who work his land and trying to keep order through fairness rather than force. Romance, music, and gunfights weave through their conflict, as allies and rivals line up and the town responds to the rising tension. The story follows several key characters whose loyalties shift as clashes escalate, but it keeps the central struggle clear: land, dignity, and who gets to decide the future for generations.

Released in 1966, El alazán y el rosillo was directed by René Cardona and draws on material by Antonio Aguilar, Juan Alfonso Chavira Jacha, and Ricardo Garibay. Antonio Aguilar headlines alongside Flor Silvestre, bringing music into the action and rural flavor.

It played primarily for Mexican and regional audiences, appealing to fans of ranchera cinema and musical westerns. It didn't have a wide international release, and detailed box office figures are not widely recorded, and later showed on regional TV.

With Antonio Aguilar and Flor Silvestre in prominent roles, the film sits within the mid 1960s tradition of singer-actors who blended popular music with action storytelling. Scenes of horsemanship, ranch life, and on-screen performances reinforced familiar images of rural Mexican identity for audiences at the time, for rural audiences then.

Contemporary critical response was mixed, and modern user ratings are moderate, with a 5.5/10 average from a small number of votes. The film addresses land disputes, class tensions, honor codes, and community solidarity, while using song and spectacle to soften ideological arguments into familiar entertainment, and it appeals to fans.