A historical analysis of Francisco Villa who was born in 1878 under the name Doroteo Arango and fought in the Mexican Revolution. In these pages the importance of the complex mythical Villa profiles that were the tradicion and part of the mass media of the time, ie, the print media and film shows is part of the historical analysis as well as various sources and different disciplines. However, the approach proposed here contributes significantly to understand part of the complex system of factors that have led to embody the myth of Pancho Villa.