This Mexican film, loosely based on Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz's 1940's book, traces the slow and painful collapse of a Mexican family after the sudden death of the father. Much of the film focuses upon the outcomes of two disparate brothers. Following his death, the formerly middle-class Botero ...more
Year: 1994 | Running Time: 183 minutes
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- Ernesto Laguardia - Gabriel Botero
- Julieta Egurrola - Ignacia Botero
- Lucia Munoz - Mireya Botero
- Alberto Estrella - Guama Botero
- Jorge Fegan - Julia's father
- Bruno Bichir - Nicolas Botero
- Julian Pastor - Lujan
- Blanca Guerra - Julia
- Alonso Echanove - Carinoso
- Veronica Merchant - Natalia
- Luis Felipe Tovar - Cesar
- Ernesto Yanez - Polvoron
- Luisa Huertas - Isabel
- Arturo Ripstein - Director
- Alfredo Ripstein, Jr. - Producer
- Alicia Paz Garciadiego - Screenwriter
- Naguib Mahfouz - Book Author
- Rafael Castanedo - Editor
- Lucia Alvarez - Composer (Music Score)
- Antonio Diego - Musical Direction/Supervision
- Gerardo Barrera - Production Designer
- Daniel Birman Ripstein - Production Designer
- Claudio Rocha - Cinematographer
- David Baksht - Sound/Sound Designer






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