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Roots

Genre:Drama

Released:1954-09-01

Runtime:103

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.


Cast:

Beatriz Flores

Character: Martina (segment "Las vacas")

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Juan de la Cruz

Character: Esteban (segment "Las vacas")

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Juan Cano

Character: Don Remigio (segment "Las vacas")

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Rafael Ramírez

Character: The Cousin (segment "Las vacas")

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Conchita Montes

Character: The City Woman (segment "Las vacas")

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Eduardo Urruchua

Character: The City Man (segment "Las vacas")

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Olimpia Alazraki

Character: Jane Davis (segment "Nuestra Señora"

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Doctor González

Character: Himself (segment "Nuestra Señora")

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Juan Hernández

Character: Mariano (segment "Nuestra Señora")

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Ángel Lara

Character: The Priest (segment "Nuestra Señora")

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Miguel Ángel Negrón

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

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Antonia Hernández

Character: The Mother (segment "El Tuerto")

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Mario Herrera

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

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Alicia del Lago

Character: Xanath (segment "La potranca")

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Carlos Robles Gil

Character: Eric (segment "La potranca")

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Teódalo González

Character: Teódulo (segment "La potranca")

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Laura Holt

Character: Vivian (segment "La potranca")

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Fernando Marcos

Character: Narrator (prologue)

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