This fictionalized portrayal of Emiliano Zapata as an Indigenous Mexican shaman, directed by Alfonso Arau, was reportedly the most expensive Mexican movie ever produced, with a massive ad campaign, and the largest ever opening in the nation's history. Unusual in the Mexican film industry, Zapata was financed independently.
| Directing | Alfonso Arau | Director |
| Art | Marcelo Del Rio | Supervising Art Director |
| Writing | Alfonso Arau | Writer |
| Production | Alfonso Arau | Producer |
| Production | Pliny Porter | Producer |
| Sound | Ruy Folguera | Music |
| Editing | Carlos Puente | Editor |
| Production | Carla Hool | Casting |
| Production | Jorge Valdés García | Casting |
| Art | Eugenio Zanetti | Production Design |
| Art | Sergio Guerrero | Art Direction |
| Art | Devorah Galván Caballero | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Vittorio Storaro | Director of Photography |
