1952 | B/N | Alberto Robles, a young doctor, must choose to either lead a life of luxury or continue to treat the inhabitants of Santa Cruz, a village oppressed by the cruelty of a local cacique (boss). Country: México Direction: Gavaldón; Roberto Script: López Ferrer; Javier, Revueltas; José, Gavaldón; Roberto Production: Fernández; Eduardo, Landa; Rodolfo Photography: Figueroa; Gabriel Sound: Samperio; Galdino, B. Carles; José Music: Tafoya; Evaristo, Domínguez; Francisco Cast:Inda; Stella, Revueltas; Rosaura, María Linares Rivas; José, Arvide; Manuel, Orraca; Juan, Armendáriz; Pedro, Soler; Domingo, de Córdova; Arturo, López Moctezuma; Carlos, Baviera; José Art direction: Lozano Mena; Salvador Participation year at FICM: 2013
1952 | B/N | Alberto Robles, a young doctor, must choose to either lead a life of luxury or continue to treat the inhabitants of Santa Cruz, a village oppressed by the cruelty of a local cacique (boss). Country: México Direction: Gavaldón; Roberto Script: López Ferrer; Javier, Revueltas; José, Gavaldón; Roberto Production: Fernández; Eduardo, Landa; Rodolfo Photography: Figueroa; Gabriel Sound: Samperio; Galdino, B. Carles; José Music: Tafoya; Evaristo, Domínguez; Francisco Cast:Inda; Stella, Revueltas; Rosaura, María Linares Rivas; José, Arvide; Manuel, Orraca; Juan, Armendáriz; Pedro, Soler; Domingo, de Córdova; Arturo, López Moctezuma; Carlos, Baviera; José Art direction: Lozano Mena; Salvador Participation year at FICM: 2013
Sombra verde Federico, a Mexico City engineer, is sent to the mountains of Veracruz in search of barbasco root, which is used to obtain cortisone. Pedro, an indigenous man from this region, guides Federico through the jungle, but they get lost. Pedro is bitten by a snake and dies; Federico falls into a river and passes out. When he wakes, he finds himself in the hut of Santos, whose daughter Yáscara falls in love with him. See More
Rosauro Castro Rosauro Castro is a violent, imposing man who uses his own rules to control both his village and his family. When a mayoral candidate is assassinated, the government sends an official to find the perpetrator, and the despotic Castro becomes the prime suspect. The arrival of a new authority figure prompts an unrelenting struggle that threatens to put an end to Castro’s tyranny. See More
Macario Poor, hungry peasant Macario longs for a good meal on the Day of the Dead. When his wife cooks him a turkey, he meets three ghostly apparitions: the Devil, God, and Death. Each asks for some turkey, but Macario refuses them all—except for Death. In return, Death gives him a bottle of water that will heal any illness. Soon, Macario is wealthier than the village doctor, which attracts unwanted attention. See More
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