Movielogr
Roots (1954)
Directed by Benito Alazraki
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.
Length 103 minutes
Actors
Beatriz Flores | Juan de la Cruz | Juan Cano | Rafael Ramírez | Conchita Montes | Eduardo Urruchua | Olimpia Alazraki | Doctor González | Juan Hernández | Ángel Lara | Miguel Ángel Negrón | Antonia Hernández | Mario Herrera | Alicia del Lago | Carlos Robles Gil | Teódalo González | Laura Holt | Fernando Marcos