Roots (film)

Roots
Directed by Benito Alazraki
Produced by Manuel Barbachano Ponce
Written by Benito Alazraki
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

Roots (Spanish: Raíces) is a 1955 Mexican drama film directed by Benito Alazraki. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

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)

References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: Roots". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
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