Roots (1954)
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.
Drama
Cast
- Beatriz Flores — Martina (segment "Las vacas")
- Juan de la Cruz — Esteban (segment "Las vacas")
- Juan Cano — Don Remigio (segment "Las vacas")
- Rafael Ramírez — The Cousin (segment "Las vacas")
- Conchita Montes — The City Woman (segment "Las vacas")
- Eduardo Urruchua — The City Man (segment "Las vacas")
- Olimpia Alazraki — Jane Davis (segment "Nuestra Señora"
- Doctor González — Himself (segment "Nuestra Señora")
- Juan Hernández — Mariano (segment "Nuestra Señora")
- Ángel Lara — The Priest (segment "Nuestra Señora")
- Miguel Ángel Negrón — Angel, The One-Eyed Kid (segment "El tuerto")
- Antonia Hernández — The Mother (segment "El Tuerto")
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