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Roots
(1954)

1h 43m

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Drama

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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  • Beatriz Flores

    Martina (segment "Las vacas")

  • Juan de la Cruz image

    Juan de la Cruz

    Esteban (segment "Las vacas")

  • Juan Cano

    Don Remigio (segment "Las vacas")

  • Rafael Ramírez

    The Cousin (segment "Las vacas")

  • Conchita Montes image

    Conchita Montes

    The City Woman (segment "Las vacas")

  • Eduardo Urruchua

    The City Man (segment "Las vacas")

  • Olimpia Alazraki

    Jane Davis (segment "Nuestra Señora"

  • Doctor González

    Himself (segment "Nuestra Señora")

  • Juan Hernández

    Mariano (segment "Nuestra Señora")

  • Ángel Lara

    The Priest (segment "Nuestra Señora")

  • Miguel Ángel Negrón

    Angel, The One-Eyed Kid (segment "El tuerto")

  • Antonia Hernández

    The Mother (segment "El Tuerto")

  • Mario Herrera

    The Mother's Friend (segment "El tuerto")

  • Alicia del Lago

    Xanath (segment "La potranca")

  • Carlos Robles Gil image

    Carlos Robles Gil

    Eric (segment "La potranca")

  • Teódalo González

    Teódulo (segment "La potranca")

  • Laura Holt

    Vivian (segment "La potranca")

  • Fernando Marcos

    Narrator (prologue)

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