Summary The film tells the story of the Boteros, a middle-class Mexican family struggling against poverty after their father's death. Ignacia (Egurrola) is the Boteros mother, a desperate woman who chooses to sacrifice the destiny of her three older children, in order to protect Gabriel (Laguardia) the youngest one. She believes Gabriel will climb the social structure and bring back the lost fortune to the family. But destiny has other plans for the Boteros and tragedy will overcome eventually. View more details
Directed : Arturo Ripstein
Written : Naguib Mahfouz Paz Alicia Garciadiego
Stars : Blanca Guerra Verónica Merchant Ernesto Laguardia Julieta Egurrola
Genres : Drama
Release date : Sep 8, 1994
Countries of origin : Mexico
Official sites : Official Site
Language : Spanish
Filming locations : Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Production companies : Alameda Films Fondo de Fomento a la Calidad Cinematográfica Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (CONACULTA)
Summary The film tells the story of the Boteros, a middle-class Mexican family struggling against poverty after their father's death. Ignacia (Egurrola) is the Boteros mother, a desperate woman who chooses to sacrifice the destiny of her three older children, in order to protect Gabriel (Laguardia) the youngest one. She believes Gabriel will climb the social structure and bring back the lost fortune to the family. But destiny has other plans for the Boteros and tragedy will overcome eventually. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Sep 8, 1994
Countries of origin : Mexico
Official sites : Official Site
Language : Spanish
Filming locations : Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Production companies : Alameda Films Fondo de Fomento a la Calidad Cinematográfica Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (CONACULTA)
