Roots

Roots by Benito Alazraki

6.80

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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Cast

Juan de la Cruz

Juan de la Cruz as Esteban (segment "Las vacas")

Rafael Ramírez

Rafael Ramírez as The Cousin (segment "Las vacas")

Conchita Montes

Conchita Montes as The City Woman (segment "Las vacas")

Eduardo Urruchua

Eduardo Urruchua as The City Man (segment "Las vacas")

Olimpia Alazraki

Olimpia Alazraki as Jane Davis (segment "Nuestra Señora"

Doctor González

Doctor González as Himself (segment "Nuestra Señora")

Juan Hernández

Juan Hernández as Mariano (segment "Nuestra Señora")

Ángel Lara

Ángel Lara as The Priest (segment "Nuestra Señora")

Miguel Ángel Negrón

Miguel Ángel Negrón as The One-Eyed Kid (segment "El tuerto")

Antonia Hernández

Antonia Hernández as The Mother (segment "El Tuerto")

Mario Herrera

Mario Herrera as The Mother's Friend (segment "El tuerto")

Alicia del Lago

Alicia del Lago as Xanath (segment "La potranca")

Carlos Robles Gil

Carlos Robles Gil as Eric (segment "La potranca")

Teódalo González

Teódalo González as Teódulo (segment "La potranca")

Laura Holt

Laura Holt as Vivian (segment "La potranca")

Fernando Marcos

Fernando Marcos as Narrator (prologue)

Juan Cano

Juan Cano as Don Remigio (segment "Las vacas")

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