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One of Mexico’s most highly regarded works of political cinema, Canoa: A Shameful Memory reimagines a real-life incident that had occurred just eight years before its release, when a group of urban university employees on a hiking trip were viciously attacked by residents of the village of San Miguel Canoa who had been manipulated by a corrupt priest into believing the travelers were communist revolutionaries. Director Felipe Cazals adopts a gritty documentary style to narrate the events in Canoa while referencing the climate of political repression that would lead to the massacre of student protesters in Mexico City shortly thereafter. The resulting film is a daring commentary on ideological manipulation, religious fanaticism, and mass violence, as well as a visceral expression of horror.
Original Release
03/04/1976
US Release
03/14/2017
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Enrique Lucero | El señor cura / Cura |
Salvador Sánchez | Witness / El testigo |
Ernesto Gómez Cruz | Lucas / Lucas García |
Roberto Sosa | Julián González Baez / Julián |
Arturo Alegro | Ramón / Ramón Calvario Gutiérrez |
Carlos Chavez | Miguel / Miguel Flores Cruz |
Jaime Garza | Roberto Rojano Aguirre / Roberto |
Gerardo Vigil | Jesús Carrillo Sánchez |
Rodrigo Puebla | Pedro |
Manuel Ojeda | Hombre del pueblo / El que trata de detener el linchamiento |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Enrique Lucero | El señor cura / Cura |
Salvador Sánchez | Witness / El testigo |
Ernesto Gómez Cruz | Lucas / Lucas García |
Roberto Sosa | Julián González Baez / Julián |
Arturo Alegro | Ramón / Ramón Calvario Gutiérrez |
Carlos Chavez | Miguel / Miguel Flores Cruz |
Jaime Garza | Roberto Rojano Aguirre / Roberto |
Gerardo Vigil | Jesús Carrillo Sánchez |
Rodrigo Puebla | Pedro |
Manuel Ojeda | Hombre del pueblo / El que trata de detener el linchamiento |
Malena Doria | Ama de llaves del cura |
Flor Trujillo | Sobrina de Pedro |
María de los Ángeles Rodríguez | Sabina, sobrina de Pedro |
Gastón Melo | El sacristán / Sacristan |
Jorge Fegán | Comandante |
Gerardo del Castillo | Manuel / Manuel, el de los magnavoces |
Salvador Garcini | Linchador |
Sergio Calderón | Presidente municipal |
Baltazar Oviedo | Amigo de Pedro |
Juan Ángel Martínez | Comisario |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Roberto Lozoya | Executive Producer |
Roberto Lozoya | Producer |