Gilbert Roland's Gaucho may almost be seen as self-parody, as he had recently starred in a series of Cisco Kid pictures, though the character's name, Ribera, would seem to give a nod also to famed Hollywood seducer Porfirio Rubirosa. The casting of Roland as Gaucho may also be a reference to his long-term, real-life affair with actress Norma Talmadge, then the wife of producer Joseph M. Schenck, during the waning years of the silent film era and the early years of the talkies.
Gilbert Roland's Gaucho may almost be seen as self-parody, as he had recently starred in a series of Cisco Kid pictures, though the character's name, Ribera would seem to give a nod also to famed Hollywood seducer Porfirio Rubirosa. The casting of Roland as Gaucho may also be a reference to his long-term, real-life affair with actress Norma Talmadge, then the wife of producer Joseph M. Schenck, during the waning years of the silent film era and the early years of the talkies.