Roots
1953 · Movie · 103 min. · Mexico
Mexican and Latin-American classic. Four independent stories based on writer Francisco Rojas Gonzáles's work, depicting the reality of Mexican indian people: Las Vacas, Nuestra Señora, El Tuerto and La Potranca. In El Tuerto, crosseyed boy is made fun of by his mates. His religious mother asks God to make the boy's eyes equal. The outcome is tragic.
Direction Benito Alazraki
Cast Beatriz Flores · Juan de la Cruz · Conchita Montes · Olimpia Alazraki · Mario Herrera · Juan Hernández · Miguel Ángel Negrón · Antonia Hernández · Carlos Robles Gil · Alicia del Lago · Teódulo González
Soundtrack Guillermo Noriega · Rodolfo Halffter · Blas Galindo · Pablo L. Moncayo
Screenplay Carlos Velo · Benito Alazraki · Manuel Barbachano Ponce · Elena Urrutia · Jomí García Ascot · Fernando Espejo · Francisco Rojas González
Cinematography Ramón Muñoz · Walter Reuter · Hans Beimler
Original title Raíces (Racines)
7.4
65 votes (FilmAffinity)
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