El primer capítulo de El Gran Chaparral no es un cuento de hadas vaquero; es un drama de supervivencia duramente ganada. Nos presenta a un elso de personajes que ya se sienten como una familia disfuncional pero unida por la necesidad.

The plot of Capitulo 1 is elegantly simple: The Mojave gang demands a 50% "tax" on all cattle leaving the Chaparral. The local landowners have paid for years to avoid bloodshed. But after Emilio’s murder, Sebastián decides that the cost of peace has become more expensive than the cost of war.

The Birth of an Era: Revisiting the Pilot of "The High Chaparral" When the first episode of " The High Chaparral

The final 15 minutes of are an unflinching, brutal firefight that establishes the show’s R-rated credentials.

(Leif Erickson), a former Union Army officer with a vision of building a cattle empire in the desolate Arizona Territory of the 1870s. He arrives at an abandoned ranch 35 miles from Tucson with his younger brother (Cameron Mitchell), his wife (Joan Caulfield), and his shy 20-year-old son Billy Blue (Mark Slade). Annalee, hopeful for their new life, names the estate "High Chaparral"

A range war ignites when the Montoyas discover their well water is poisoned. El Tuerto returns with a warning. And Rosa reveals a secret that will shatter the family’s faith in their own mission.