Once Upon a Time in Pachuca

After being hired to rescue the kidnapped son of a mine owner in the middle of the Mexican Revolution, two mercenaries find themselves questioning their loyalty and morals as they discover the damage said mine has caused on its community.

  • Jerzy P. Suchocki
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay
  • Genres:
    Action, Western, Spaghetti Western, Adventure, Historical, Period
  • Number of Pages:
    118
  • Language:
    English, Spanish
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Wiki Screenplay Contest

    December 20, 2025
    Semi Finalist
Writer Biography - Jerzy P. Suchocki

Jerzy P. Suchocki is an award-winner screenwriter and director working on his first feature, a horror comedy called How to Expose Possible Vampires (And Not Get Killed in the Process).

A self-taught person, he has always been in love with films and is convinced that they are the best way to create communication and empathy among people.

Besides writing screenplays (often about delusional dreamers trying to find their place in the world), Jerzy is also a novelist and script consultant for different companies and contests.

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Writer Statement

Having grown in Pachuca, a small city in Central Mexico, and being such a fan of Westerns, it was always my dream to write a story of this genre in said city. I believe it's a place with a lot to offer and culture to explore, and while this story is mostly focused in the action and the crazy times that was the Mexican Revolution, I tried my best to put Pachuca in the spotlight.

As for the story itself, I'll describe it as a old-fashioned cool, badass flick that honors Spaghetti Westerns AND Zapata Westerns (a very specific sub genre of Western that was heavily focused on the Mexican Revolution). As usual, I was deeply inspired by the works of Sergio Leone (particularly "Duck, You Sucker!") and other 1960s Westerns such as "The Professionals". Of course, it's far from reaching such amazeness, but... it's fun! And it's surprisingly poignant to the times we live in, too - but I'll leave that for the reader to decide. Thank you for reading!