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The Beginning and the End

06/24/1994

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3hrs 7min

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Drama

Arturo Ripstein's Masterpiece

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Ernesto Laguardia
  • Julieta Egurrola
  • Blanca Guerra
  • Lucía Muñoz
  • Verónica Merchant

    Director

  • Arturo Ripstein

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Alameda Films
  • Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía

    Production Countries

  • Mexico

LANGUAGES

  • Spanish

Cast

Ernesto Laguardia

Gabriel Botero

Julieta Egurrola

Ignacia Botero

Blanca Guerra

Julia

Lucía Muñoz

Mireya Botero

Verónica Merchant

Natalia

Bruno Bichir

Nicolás Botero

Alberto Estrella

Guama Botero

Alonso Echánove

Cariñoso

Luis Felipe Tovar

César

Julián Pastor

Luján

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