The Mexican (Russian: Мексиканец, romanized: Meksikanets) is a 1955 Soviet boxing drama film directed by Vladimir Kaplunovsky based on a short story by Jack London.

Letters from Mexico urgently request weapons, but the rebels struggle to raise sufficient money from the meager contributions of impoverished supporters.

Realizing the dire need for funds to arm the revolutionaries, Rivera volunteers to fight a renowned boxer, Danny Ward, to win the prize money.

Despite the odds stacked against him, Rivera negotiates for the entire prize fund to go to the victor and steps into the ring to face the formidable champion.

With the weight of the revolution on his shoulders, Rivera triumphs in the grueling match, securing the funds to aid his comrades in their struggle for freedom.