Roots (1954)
1h 43m
Running Time
September 1, 1954Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Beatriz Flores
Martina (segment 'Las vacas')
Juan de la Cruz
Esteban (segment 'Las vacas')
Juan Cano
Don Remigio (segment 'Las vacas')
Rafael Ramírez
The Cousin (segment 'Las vacas')
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
Eric (segment 'La potranca')
Teódalo González
Teódulo (segment 'La potranca')
Laura Holt
Vivian (segment 'La potranca')
Blas Galindo
Composer
Fernando Marcos
Narrator (prologue)
Benito Alazraki
Director / Writer
Rodolfo Halffter
Composer
Manuel Barbachano Ponce
Writer
Juan de la Cabada
Dialogue
Carlos Velo
Writer
Francisco Rojas González
Story
Walter Reuter
Cinematographer
María Elena Lazo
Writer
Miguel Campos
Editor
Fernando Espejo
Writer
Luis Sobreyra
Editor
José Miguel García Ascot
Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 1, 1954
Original NameRaíces
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
mexico
based on novel or book
anthology
based on short story
indigenous cinema
short stories
native people
Wiki.
Raíces is a 1955 Mexican drama film directed by Benito Alazraki. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.
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