Roots

1954 103 min Drama

Four independent stories based on writer Francisco Rojas Gonzáles's work, depicting the reality of Mexican indian people: Las Vacas (The Cow), Nuestra Señora (Our Lady), El Tuerto (One-Eyed) and La Potranca (The Filly). In El Tuerto, a one eyed boy is relentlessly bullied by his mates. His religious mother asks God to make the boy's eyes equal. The outcome is tragic.

director Benito Alazraki

writers Francisco Rojas González, María Elena Lazo, Benito Alazraki, Fernando Espejo, Carlos Velo, José Miguel García Ascot, Manuel Barbachano Ponce