Mario de la Fuente was born in 1909 and was the twelfth child of Francisco de la Fuente —a successful rancher and merchant in Mexico. The environment in which he was born took a turn for the worst when in 1910 the Mexican Revolution showed its ugly face. It was then that Pancho Villa’s raids forced his family to escape to safety in Mexico City. His father had relatives there who were high officials with the national government. A few years later, Pancho Villa, “El Centauro del Norte” and his rebels, marched into Mexico City waving a victory banner. Yet again, Mario’s ...