Raíces (film)

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Raíces is a 1955 Mexican drama film directed by Benito Alazraki. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.

Raíces
Directed by	Benito Alazraki
Written by	Benito Alazraki Manuel Barbachano Ponce
Produced by	Manuel Barbachano Ponce
Starring	Juan de la Cruz
Cinematography	Hans Beimler Walter Reuter
Edited by	Miguel Campos Luis Sobreyra
Release date	10 June 1955 (1955-06-10)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

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 - The One-Eyed Kid (segment "El tuerto")
• Antonia Hernández - The Mother (segment "El Tuerto")
• Mario Herrera - The Mother's Friend (segment "El tuerto")
• Alicia del Lago - Xanath (segment "La potranca")
• Carlos Robles Gil - Eric (segment "La potranca")
• Teódalo González - Teódulo (segment "La potranca")
• Laura Holt - Vivian (segment "La potranca")
• Fernando Marcos - Narrator (prologue)

External links

• Raíces at IMDb