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The Beginning and the End (1994)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 3H 7M

Director : Arturo Ripstein

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Ernesto Laguardia
Ernesto Laguardia
Gabriel Botero
Julieta Egurrola
Julieta Egurrola
Ignacia Botero
Blanca Guerra
Blanca Guerra
Julia
Lucía Muñoz
Lucía Muñoz
Mireya Botero
Verónica Merchant
Verónica Merchant
Natalia
Bruno Bichir
Bruno Bichir
Nicolás Botero
Alberto Estrella
Alberto Estrella
Guama Botero
Alonso Echánove
Alonso Echánove
Cariñoso
Luis Felipe Tovar
Luis Felipe Tovar
César
Julián Pastor
Julián Pastor
Luján
Luisa Huertas
Luisa Huertas
Isabel
Jorge Fegán
Jorge Fegán
Absalón
Ernesto Yáñez
Ernesto Yáñez
Polvorón
Alejandro Parodi
Alejandro Parodi
Rector
Darío T. Pie
Darío T. Pie
Maurer
Luis Rábago
Luis Rábago
Guardiola
Graciela Bernardos
Graciela Bernardos
Señora

Crews

Arturo Ripstein
Arturo Ripstein
Director
Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz
Writer
Paz Alicia Garciadiego
Paz Alicia Garciadiego
Writer
Lucía Álvarez
Lucía Álvarez
Music
Claudio Rocha
Claudio Rocha
Photoscience Manager
Michael Donnelly
Michael Donnelly
Producer
Arturo Ripstein
Arturo Ripstein
Producer
Alfredo Ripstein Jr.
Alfredo Ripstein Jr.
Producer
Rafael Castanedo
Rafael Castanedo
Editor
Marisa Pecanins
Marisa Pecanins
Art Direction
Macedonio Ramos
Macedonio Ramos
Art Direction
Claudio Rocha
Claudio Rocha
Director of Photography

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