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Balún Canán (1977)
Directed by Benito Alazraki
“A strange spell sentenced her son to death”
Drama · 1h 57m
Based on Rosario Castellanos' novel, Balún Canán is about the turmoil created by the Cardenas’ land reforms. Events occur in Chiapas on the border with Guatemala, mainly in a town called Comitán. Zoraida struggles and fights to keep her properties, inheritance for her only son. For her actions, the sorcerers of Chacjatal cast a death spell over her son.
Cast
S
Saby Kamalich
Zoraida
Tito Junco
Jaime Rovelo
Pilar Pellicer
Matilde
Fernando Balzaretti
Ernesto
C
Cecilia Camacho
La niña
A
Aztlán Camacho
Mario
Anita Blanch
La maestra
Rosaura Revueltas
La nana
José Chávez
Indio Felipe
Ada Carrasco
La tullida
G
Guillermo Herrera
Luis Rovelo
Josefina Echánove
Francisca
Crew
- Director
- Benito Alazraki
- Screenplay
- Benito Alazraki
- Director of Photography
- Gabriel Figueroa
- Original Music Composer
- Gustavo César Carrión
- Editor
- Carlos Savage
- Producer
- Fernando Macotela
Details
- Release date
- 1977-05-26
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- ES
- Spoken languages
- Spanish
- Countries
- Mexico
- Production
- Conacine