
"Arturo Ripstein's Masterpiece"
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.
Ignacia Botero

Gabriel Botero

Nicolás Botero

Mireya Botero

Guama Botero

Natalia
César
Julia

Isabel

Luján

Polvorón

Cariñoso

Rector

Maurer

Guardiola
Señora
Absalón

Tamara
Okura
Genaro
Cleo
Piruja
Afanador
Prefecto
Jarocha