Doroteo

Young Doroteo Arango's life in Mexico
isn't easy. His gentle mother, Senora Arambula, tries her
hardest to provide for Doroteo and his many siblings. His
father, however, is a mean and nasty character. For years,
the family suffers poverty and abuse at the hands of the
patron at the Rancho del Rio Grande. In addition, the rule
of President Diaz causes the poor villagers to fear for
their lives as Diaz's soldiers steal their food, rape their
young women, and take political prisoners. The brave Doroteo
sees the injustice in his life and vows one day to seek
justice. That day comes sooner than Doroteo expects when he
kills the man who rapes his sister. Now seventeen years old,
he runs away and hides in a mountain cave. To escape death
by the soldiers who find him, Doroteo claims he is Pancho
Villa, a name used by his grandfather years ago. So begins
the story of Pancho Villa and his band of rebels who ride
into the bloodiest era of Mexican history. A work of
historical fiction, Doroteo narrates the story of the little
boy who would grow up to become a bandit without fear, the
Robin Hood of Mexico.