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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Ernesto Laguardia, Julieta Egurrola, Blanca Guerra, Lucía Muñoz, Verónica Merchant, Bruno Bichir
Crew: Macedonio Ramos (Art Direction), Alfredo Ripstein Jr. (Producer), Rafael Castanedo (Editor), Marisa Pecanins (Art Direction), Arturo Ripstein (Producer), Michael Donnelly (Producer)
Country: Mexico
Language: Español
Studio: Alameda Films, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Runtime: 187 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jun 24, 1994
IMDb: 4
Keywords:family
