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19541h 43mSpanish

Roots

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Four independent stories based on writer Francisco Rojas Gonzáles's work, depicting the reality of Mexican indian people: Las Vacas (The Cow), Nuestra Señora (Our Lady), El Tuerto (One-Eyed) and La Potranca (The Filly). In El Tuerto, a one eyed boy is relentlessly bullied by his mates. His religious mother asks God to make the boy's eyes equal. The outcome is tragic.

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DirectorBenito Alazraki

Keywords

mexicobased on novel or bookanthologybased on short storyindigenous cinemanative people

Cast

Beatriz Flores as Martina (segment "Las vacas")

Beatriz Flores

Martina (segment "Las vacas")

Juan de la Cruz as Esteban (segment "Las vacas")

Juan de la Cruz

Esteban (segment "Las vacas")

Juan Cano as Don Remigio (segment "Las vacas")

Juan Cano

Don Remigio (segment "Las vacas")

Rafael Ramírez as The Cousin (segment "Las vacas")

Rafael Ramírez

The Cousin (segment "Las vacas")

Conchita Montes as The City Woman (segment "Las vacas")

Conchita Montes

The City Woman (segment "Las vacas")

Eduardo Urruchua as The City Man (segment "Las vacas")

Eduardo Urruchua

The City Man (segment "Las vacas")

Olimpia Alazraki as Jane Davis (segment "Nuestra Señora"

Olimpia Alazraki

Jane Davis (segment "Nuestra Señora"

Doctor González as Himself (segment "Nuestra Señora")

Doctor González

Himself (segment "Nuestra Señora")

Juan Hernández as Mariano (segment "Nuestra Señora")

Juan Hernández

Mariano (segment "Nuestra Señora")

Ángel Lara as The Priest (segment "Nuestra Señora")

Ángel Lara

The Priest (segment "Nuestra Señora")