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Roots

  • September 1954
  • 1hr

    43mins

  • Drama
  • Directed by

    Benito Alazraki,

    Starring

    Beatriz Flores,

    Juan de la Cruz,

    Juan Cano,

    Rafael Ramírez

    ...

    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.