Roots (1954)
19541h 43mDrama
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.
Cast
- BBeatriz FloresMartina (segment "Las vacas")
Juan de la CruzEsteban (segment "Las vacas")- JJuan CanoDon Remigio (segment "Las vacas")
- RRafael RamírezThe Cousin (segment "Las vacas")
Conchita MontesThe City Woman (segment "Las vacas")- EEduardo UrruchuaThe City Man (segment "Las vacas")
- OOlimpia AlazrakiJane Davis (segment "Nuestra Señora"
- DDoctor GonzálezHimself (segment "Nuestra Señora")
- JJuan HernándezMariano (segment "Nuestra Señora")
- ÁÁngel LaraThe Priest (segment "Nuestra Señora")
- MMiguel Ángel NegrónAngel, The One-Eyed Kid (segment "El tuerto")
- AAntonia HernándezThe Mother (segment "El Tuerto")
- MMario HerreraThe Mother's Friend (segment "El tuerto")
- AAlicia del LagoXanath (segment "La potranca")
Carlos Robles GilEric (segment "La potranca")- TTeódalo GonzálezTeódulo (segment "La potranca")
- LLaura HoltVivian (segment "La potranca")
- FFernando MarcosNarrator (prologue)
Crew
- Director
- Benito Alazraki
Details
- Released
- September 1, 1954
- Language
- Spanish
- Studio
- Teleproducciones
- IMDb
- tt0047395