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The Beginning and the End (1994)

Overview

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.
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Arturo Ripstein profile
Arturo Ripstein

Director

Cast

Ernesto Laguardia profile
Ernesto Laguardia

Gabriel Botero

Julieta Egurrola profile
Julieta Egurrola

Ignacia Botero

Blanca Guerra profile
Blanca Guerra

Julia

Lucía Muñoz profile
Lucía Muñoz

Mireya Botero

Verónica Merchant profile
Verónica Merchant

Natalia

Bruno Bichir profile
Bruno Bichir

Nicolás Botero

Alberto Estrella profile
Alberto Estrella

Guama Botero

Alonso Echánove profile
Alonso Echánove

Cariñoso

Luis Felipe Tovar profile
Luis Felipe Tovar

César

Julián Pastor profile
Julián Pastor

Luján

Luisa Huertas profile
Luisa Huertas

Isabel

Jorge Fegán profile
Jorge Fegán

Absalón

Ernesto Laguardia profile
Ernesto Laguardia

Gabriel Botero

Julieta Egurrola profile
Julieta Egurrola

Ignacia Botero

Blanca Guerra profile
Blanca Guerra

Julia

Lucía Muñoz profile
Lucía Muñoz

Mireya Botero

Verónica Merchant profile
Verónica Merchant

Natalia

Bruno Bichir profile
Bruno Bichir

Nicolás Botero

Alberto Estrella profile
Alberto Estrella

Guama Botero

Alonso Echánove profile
Alonso Echánove

Cariñoso

Luis Felipe Tovar profile
Luis Felipe Tovar

César

Julián Pastor profile
Julián Pastor

Luján

Luisa Huertas profile
Luisa Huertas

Isabel

Jorge Fegán profile
Jorge Fegán

Absalón

Extra

Release Date

June 24, 1994

Original Language

Spanish

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Alameda Films logoInstituto Mexicano de Cinematografía logo

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