Roots (1954)
Drama
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.
Cast
Esteban (segment "Las vacas")
The Cousin (segment "Las vacas")
The Mother's Friend (segment "El tuerto")
Xanath (segment "La potranca")
Eric (segment "La potranca")
Teódulo (segment "La potranca")
Vivian (segment "La potranca")
Narrator (prologue)
Don Remigio (segment "Las vacas")
The City Woman (segment "Las vacas")
The City Man (segment "Las vacas")
Jane Davis (segment "Nuestra Señora"
Himself (segment "Nuestra Señora")
Mariano (segment "Nuestra Señora")
The Priest (segment "Nuestra Señora")
The One-Eyed Kid (segment "El tuerto")
The Mother (segment "El Tuerto")
Crew
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