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Calorie Rating: 145
Released: 1954-09-01
Running Time: 103 Minutes
Studios: Teleproducciones,


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.

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Cast

Juan de la Cruz
Character: Esteban (segment "Las vacas")
Rafael Ramírez
Character: The Cousin (segment "Las vacas")
Conchita Montes
Character: The City Woman (segment "Las vacas")

Eduardo Urruchua
Character: The City Man (segment "Las vacas")
Olimpia Alazraki
Character: Jane Davis (segment "Nuestra Señora"
Doctor González
Character: Himself (segment "Nuestra Señora")

Juan Hernández
Character: Mariano (segment "Nuestra Señora")
Ángel Lara
Character: The Priest (segment "Nuestra Señora")
Miguel Ángel Negrón
Character: The One-Eyed Kid (segment "El tuerto")

Antonia Hernández
Character: The Mother (segment "El Tuerto")
Mario Herrera
Character: The Mother's Friend (segment "El tuerto")
Alicia del Lago
Character: Xanath (segment "La potranca")

Carlos Robles Gil
Character: Eric (segment "La potranca")
Teódalo González
Character: Teódulo (segment "La potranca")
Laura Holt
Character: Vivian (segment "La potranca")

Fernando Marcos
Character: Narrator (prologue)
Juan Cano
Character: Don Remigio (segment "Las vacas")


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