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 : Alfredo Ripstein Jr.,Arturo Ripstein
- Writer : Paz Alicia Garciadiego
- Editor : Rafael Castanedo
- Cast : Julieta Egurrola,Ernesto Laguardia,Bruno Bichir,Lucía Muñoz,Alberto Estrella,Verónica Merchant,Luis Felipe Tovar,Blanca Guerra,Luisa Huertas,Julián Pastor,Ernesto Yáñez,Alonso Echánove,Alejandro Parodi,Darío T. Pie,Luis Rábago,Graciela Bernardos,Jorge Fegán,Alejandra Montoya,Osami Kawano,Roberto Antunez,Dolores Beristáin,Alexandra Vicencio,Abel Woolrich,Gastón Melo,Loló Navarro
Cast
Ignacia Botero
Gabriel Botero
Nicolás Botero
Mireya Botero
Guama Botero
Natalia
César
Julia
Isabel
Luján
Polvorón
Cariñoso
Rector
Maurer
Guardiola
Señora
Absalón
Tamara
Okura
Genaro
Cleo
Piruja
Afanador
Prefecto
Jarocha
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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
