12 Dec 1985
My Life as a Dog
A boy, obsessed with comparing himself with those less fortunate, experiences a different life at the home of his aunt and uncle in 1959 Sweden.
Roots
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.
Top Billed Cast
Beatriz Flores Martina (segment "Las vacas")
Juan de la Cruz Esteban (segment "Las vacas")
Juan Cano Don Remigio (segment "Las vacas")
Rafael Ramírez The Cousin (segment "Las vacas")
Conchita Montes The City Woman (segment "Las vacas")
Eduardo Urruchua The City Man (segment "Las vacas")
Olimpia Alazraki Jane Davis (segment "Nuestra Señora"
Doctor González Himself (segment "Nuestra Señora")
Juan Hernández Mariano (segment "Nuestra Señora")
Ángel Lara The Priest (segment "Nuestra Señora")
Miguel Ángel Negrón Angel, The One-Eyed Kid (segment "El tuerto")
Antonia Hernández The Mother (segment "El Tuerto")
Mario Herrera The Mother's Friend (segment "El tuerto")
Alicia del Lago Xanath (segment "La potranca")
Carlos Robles Gil Eric (segment "La potranca")
Teódalo González Teódulo (segment "La potranca")
Laura Holt Vivian (segment "La potranca")
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