Movie Description
Principio y fin
(1994)Overview
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. Based on the novel of Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz.
Featured Crew
- Director : Arturo Ripstein
- Producer : Michael Donnelly,Arturo Ripstein,Alfredo Ripstein Jr.
- Writer : Paz Alicia Garciadiego
- Editor : Rafael Castanedo
- Cast : Ernesto Laguardia,Julieta Egurrola,Blanca Guerra,Lucía Muñoz,Verónica Merchant,Bruno Bichir,Alberto Estrella,Alonso Echánove,Luis Felipe Tovar,Julián Pastor,Luisa Huertas,Jorge Fegán,Ernesto Yáñez,Alejandro Parodi,Darío T. Pie,Luis Rábago,Graciela Bernardos
Cast
Gabriel Botero
Ignacia Botero
Julia
Mireya Botero
Natalia
Nicolás Botero
Guama Botero
Cariñoso
César
Luján
Isabel
Absalón
Polvorón
Rector
Maurer
Guardiola
Señora
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Facts
Original TitlePrincipio y fin
Status Released
Release Information
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1994-06-24
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 03h 07m
Production CompaniesAlameda Films,Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Genres
- Drama
