Roots Trailer

Roots Trailer (1954)

01 September 1954 Drama 103 mins

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

as Esteban (segment "Las vacas")

Juan Cano

as Don Remigio (segment "Las vacas")

Rafael Ramírez

as The Cousin (segment "Las vacas")

Conchita Montes

as The City Woman (segment "Las vacas")

Eduardo Urruchua

as The City Man (segment "Las vacas")

Olimpia Alazraki

as Jane Davis (segment "Nuestra Señora"

Doctor González

as Himself (segment "Nuestra Señora")

Juan Hernández

as Mariano (segment "Nuestra Señora")

Ángel Lara

as The Priest (segment "Nuestra Señora")

Miguel Ángel Negrón

as Angel, The One-Eyed Kid (segment "El tuerto")

Antonia Hernández

as The Mother (segment "El Tuerto")

Mario Herrera

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

Alicia del Lago

as Xanath (segment "La potranca")

Carlos Robles Gil

as Eric (segment "La potranca")

Teódalo González

as Teódulo (segment "La potranca")

Laura Holt

as Vivian (segment "La potranca")

International Releases Dates

Italy 01 September 1954

Mexico 01 June 1955

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