The High Chaparral - Season 1 - Eps 15: The Terrorist
Henry Silva guest-stars as a revolutionary who plans to assassinate Benito Juarez, exiled President of Mexico, on the Cannon Ranch. Manolito frees his old friend Santos from a Mexican jail, where he has been imprisoned by the French as a terrorist for Juarez. Santos and his sister, Pilar, are taken to the Cannon Ranch where Victoria arranges for Juarez to plan an invasion of Mexico. Manolito learns Santos has turned traitor and plans to conquer French-ruled Mexico himself. Before Manolito can warn his friends, Santos's followers take over the ranch and prepare to kill Juarez upon his arrival.
About The High Chaparral
Title: The High Chaparral
First Air Date: 1967-09-10
Last Air Date: 1971-03-12
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.5/10 (from 22 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 98
Network: NBC
Genres: Western, Drama
Production Companies: Xanadu Productions Inc.
Synopsis
The High Chaparral is an American Western-themed television series starring Leif Erickson and Cameron Mitchell which aired on NBC from 1967 to 1971. The series, made by Xanadu Productions in association with NBC Productions, was created by David Dortort, who had previously created the hit Bonanza for the network. The theme song was also written and conducted by Bonanza scorer David Rose, who also scored the two-hour pilot.
Cast
Henry Darrow
Manolito Montoya
Cameron Mitchell
Buck Cannon
Leif Erickson
Big John Cannon
Linda Cristal
Victoria Cannon
