Roots

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Release date: September 01, 1954
Duration: 103 minutes
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Overview

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.

Starring

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Juan de la Cruz
Esteban (segment "Las vacas")
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Conchita Montes
The City Woman (segment "Las vacas")