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Roots (1954)

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.

Release: 1954-09-01
Runtime: 103 min
Rating: 7 / 10

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Cast
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Beatriz Flores
Martina (segment "Las vacas")
Juan de la Cruz
Juan de la Cruz
Esteban (segment "Las vacas")
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Juan Cano
Don Remigio (segment "Las vacas")
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Rafael Ramírez
The Cousin (segment "Las vacas")
Conchita Montes
Conchita Montes
The City Woman (segment "Las vacas")
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Eduardo Urruchua
The City Man (segment "Las vacas")
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Olimpia Alazraki
Jane Davis (segment "Nuestra Señora"
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Doctor González
Himself (segment "Nuestra Señora")
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Juan Hernández
Mariano (segment "Nuestra Señora")
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Ángel Lara
The Priest (segment "Nuestra Señora")
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Miguel Ángel Negrón
Angel, The One-Eyed Kid (segment "El tuerto")
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Antonia Hernández
The Mother (segment "El Tuerto")
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Mario Herrera
The Mother's Friend (segment "El tuerto")
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Alicia del Lago
Xanath (segment "La potranca")
Carlos Robles Gil
Carlos Robles Gil
Eric (segment "La potranca")
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Teódalo González
Teódulo (segment "La potranca")
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Laura Holt
Vivian (segment "La potranca")
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Fernando Marcos
Narrator (prologue)