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The Beginning and the End

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.

1994 |3h 7m |  Drama

Cast

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Ernesto Laguardia

Gabriel Botero

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Julieta Egurrola

Ignacia Botero

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Blanca Guerra

Julia

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Verónica Merchant

Natalia

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Bruno Bichir

Nicolás Botero

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Alberto Estrella

Guama Botero

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Alonso Echánove

Cariñoso

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Luis Felipe Tovar

César

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Julián Pastor

Luján

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Luisa Huertas

Isabel

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Jorge Fegán

Absalón

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Ernesto Yáñez

Polvorón

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Alejandro Parodi

Rector

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Darío T. Pie

Maurer

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Status

Released

Language

Spanish

Budget

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Revenue

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