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24/06/1994 Drama 3h 7m
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Arturo Ripstein's Masterpiece

Overview

The film tells the story of the Boteros, a middle-class Mexican family struggling against poverty after their father's death. Ignacia (Egurrola) is the Boteros mother, a desperate woman who chooses to sacrifice the destiny of her three older children, in order to protect Gabriel (Laguardia) the youngest one. She believes Gabriel will climb the social structure and bring back the lost fortune to the family. But destiny has other plans for the Boteros and tragedy will overcome eventually. Based on the novel of Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz.

  1. Arturo Ripstein

    Director

  2. Paz Alicia Garciadiego

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Julieta Egurrola

    Ignacia Botero

  2. Ernesto Laguardia

    Gabriel Botero

  3. Bruno Bichir

    Nicolás Botero

  4. Lucía Muñoz

    Mireya Botero

  5. Alberto Estrella

    Guama Botero

  6. Verónica Merchant

    Natalia

  7. Luis Felipe Tovar

    César

  8. Blanca Guerra

    Julia

  9. Luisa Huertas

    Isabel

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Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
Spanish

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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