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  • Roots (1954)
  • 103 min | Drama
Roots (1954)
103 min | Drama

Mexican and Latin-American classic. Four independent stories based on writer Francisco Rojas Gonzáles's work, depicting the reality of Mexican indian people: Las Vacas, Nuestra Señora, El Tuerto and La Potranca. In El Tuerto, crosseyed boy...See moreMexican and Latin-American classic. Four independent stories based on writer Francisco Rojas Gonzáles's work, depicting the reality of Mexican indian people: Las Vacas, Nuestra Señora, El Tuerto and La Potranca. In El Tuerto, crosseyed boy is made fun of by his mates. His religious mother asks God to make the boy's eyes equal. The outcome is tragic. Written by Anonymous See less
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Director
Composers
Blas Galindo (segments: El tuerto) | Rodolfo Halffter (segments: Nuestra Señora) | Pablo L. Moncayo (segments: La potranca) | Guillermo Noriega (segments: Las vacas)
Cinematographers
Hans Beimler (segments: Nuestra Señora) | Walter Reuter (segments: Las vacas, El tuerto, La potranca)
Editors
Miguel Campos (as Miguel Campos P.) | Luis Sobreyra (as Luis Sobreyra S.)
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Updated Sep 30, 1954

Release date
Sep 2, 1957 (United States)

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18 cast members
Name Known for
Beatriz Flores
Martina (segment "Las vacas") Martina (segment "Las vacas")   See fewer
Juan de la Cruz
Esteban (segment "Las vacas") Esteban (segment "Las vacas")   See fewer
Juan Cano
Don Remigio (segment "Las vacas") Don Remigio (segment "Las vacas")   See fewer
Rafael Ramírez
The Cousin (segment "Las vacas") The Cousin (segment "Las vacas")   See fewer
Conchita Montes
The City Woman (segment "Las vacas") The City Woman (segment "Las vacas")   See fewer
Eduardo Urruchua
The City Man (segment "Las vacas") The City Man (segment "Las vacas")   See fewer
Olimpia Alazraki
Jane Davis (segment "Nuestra Señora") Jane Davis (segment "Nuestra Señora")   See fewer
Doctor González
Self (segment "Nuestra Señora") Self (segment "Nuestra Señora")   See fewer
Juan Hernández
Mariano (segment "Nuestra Señora") Mariano (segment "Nuestra Señora")   See fewer
Ángel Lara
The Priest (segment "Nuestra Señora") The Priest (segment "Nuestra Señora")   See fewer
Miguel Ángel Negrón
The One-Eyed Kid (segment "El tuerto") The One-Eyed Kid (segment "El tuerto")   See fewer
Antonia Hernández
The Mother (segment "El Tuerto") The Mother (segment "El Tuerto")   See fewer
Mario Herrera
The Mother's Friend (segment "El tuerto") The Mother's Friend (segment "El tuerto")   See fewer
Alicia del Lago
Xanath (segment "La potranca") Xanath (segment "La potranca")   See fewer
Carlos Robles Gil
Eric (segment "La potranca") Eric (segment "La potranca")   See fewer
Teódalo González
Teódulo (segment "La potranca") Teódulo (segment "La potranca")   See fewer
Laura Holt
Vivian (segment "La potranca") Vivian (segment "La potranca")   See fewer
Fernando Marcos
Narrator (prologue) Narrator (prologue)   See fewer
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