Roots
7.3(23) 1954-09-01 103 minDrama
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.
DirectorBenito Alazraki
WriterBenito Alazraki
WriterManuel Barbachano Ponce
WriterCarlos Velo
WriterMaría Elena Lazo
WriterFernando Espejo
WriterJosé Miguel García Ascot
Cast & characters
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Beatriz Flores
as Martina (segment "Las vacas")
Juan de la Cruz
as Esteban (segment "Las vacas")
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Juan Cano
as Don Remigio (segment "Las vacas")
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Rafael Ramírez
as The Cousin (segment "Las vacas")
Conchita Montes
as The City Woman (segment "Las vacas")
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Eduardo Urruchua
as The City Man (segment "Las vacas")
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Olimpia Alazraki
as Jane Davis (segment "Nuestra Señora"
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Doctor González
as Himself (segment "Nuestra Señora")
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Juan Hernández
as Mariano (segment "Nuestra Señora")
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Ángel Lara
as The Priest (segment "Nuestra Señora")
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Miguel Ángel Negrón
as Angel, The One-Eyed Kid (segment "El tuerto")
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Antonia Hernández
as The Mother (segment "El Tuerto")
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Mario Herrera
as The Mother's Friend (segment "El tuerto")
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Alicia del Lago
as Xanath (segment "La potranca")
Carlos Robles Gil
as Eric (segment "La potranca")
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Teódalo González
as Teódulo (segment "La potranca")
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Laura Holt
as Vivian (segment "La potranca")
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Fernando Marcos
as Narrator (prologue)
