The High Chaparral - Season 2 - Eps 13: Our Lady of Guadalupe
Ricardo Montalban guest-stars as a priest who obtains money from the Cannon family, presumably to finance his search for a religious statue, but channels the funds to the poor. Father Sanchez is forced to ride to New Orleans to purchase a fake statue when Victoria persuades John Cannon to provide the needed funds. Buck and Manolito serve as escorts for the priest and his statue. They are joined by Mavis and Gillis, who plot to steal it. When Gillis starts to rob the group, Father Sanchez reveals the statue is phony.
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 23 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