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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.
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Original Title
Raíces
Original Language
Spanish
Cast
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Juan de la Cruz
Esteban (segment "Las vacas")
C
Conchita Montes
The City Woman (segment "Las vacas")
J
Juan Hernández
Mariano (segment "Nuestra Señora")
M
Mario Herrera
The Mother's Friend (segment "El tuerto")
A
Alicia del Lago
Xanath (segment "La potranca")
C
Carlos Robles Gil
Eric (segment "La potranca")
F
Fernando Marcos
Narrator (prologue)
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