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
Juan de la Cruz | 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 | Juan Cano