Roots

Roots

1954
1h 43m
7.0

7.0/10

19 votes • View on IMDb
Drama
Overview

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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Language: ES

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Production Information

Production Companies
Teleproducciones
Production Countries
Mexico
Spoken Languages
Spanish

Keywords

mexico based on novel or book anthology based on short story indigenous cinema native people

Quick Facts

Original Title Raíces
Release Date September 1, 1954
Status Released
Language ES
IMDb ID tt0047395

Cast

Beatriz Flores
Beatriz Flores

Martina (segment "Las vacas")

Juan de la Cruz
Juan de la Cruz

Esteban (segment "Las vacas")

Juan Cano
Juan Cano

Don Remigio (segment "Las vacas")

Rafael Ramírez
Rafael Ramírez

The Cousin (segment "Las vacas")

Conchita Montes
Conchita Montes

The City Woman (segment "Las vacas")

Eduardo Urruchua
Eduardo Urruchua

The City Man (segment "Las vacas")

Olimpia Alazraki
Olimpia Alazraki

Jane Davis (segment "Nuestra Señora"

Doctor González
Doctor González

Himself (segment "Nuestra Señora")

Juan Hernández
Juan Hernández

Mariano (segment "Nuestra Señora")

Ángel Lara
Ángel Lara

The Priest (segment "Nuestra Señora")

Miguel Ángel Negrón
Miguel Ángel Negrón

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

Antonia Hernández
Antonia Hernández

The Mother (segment "El Tuerto")

Key Crew

Benito Alazraki
Director
Benito Alazraki
Writer
Manuel Barbachano Ponce
Writer
Carlos Velo
Writer
María Elena Lazo
Writer
Fernando Espejo
Writer
José Miguel García Ascot
Writer