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Rojo Amanecer (Red Dawn) is a 1989 Silver Ariel Award-winning Mexican film, directed by Jorge Fons. It is a film about the Tlatelolco Massacre in the section of Tlatelolco in Mexico City in the evening of October 2, 1968. It focuses on the day of a middle-class Mexican family living in one of the apartment buildings surrounding the Plaza de Tlatelolco (also known as the Plaza de las Tres Culturas) and is based on testimonials from witnesses and victims. It stars Héctor Bonilla, María Rojo, the Bichir Brothers, Eduardo Palomo and others.
Original Release
02/10/1989
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Héctor Bonilla | Humberto |
| Maria Rojo | Alicia |
| Jorge Fegán | Don Roque |
| Ademar Arau | Carlos |
| Demian Bichir | Jorge |
| Bruno Bichir | Sergio |
| Marta Aura | Neighbor woman / Vecina |
| Eduardo Palomo | Injured Boy / Herido |
| Carlos Cardán | Second lieutenant / Subteniente |
| Leonor Bonilla | Girl / Muchacha |
Directors
Writers
Guadalupe Ortega, Xavier Robles
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Héctor Bonilla | Humberto |
| Maria Rojo | Alicia |
| Jorge Fegán | Don Roque |
| Ademar Arau | Carlos |
| Demian Bichir | Jorge |
| Bruno Bichir | Sergio |
| Marta Aura | Neighbor woman / Vecina |
| Eduardo Palomo | Injured Boy / Herido |
| Carlos Cardán | Second lieutenant / Subteniente |
| Leonor Bonilla | Girl / Muchacha |
| Paloma Robles | Graciela |
| Simón Guevara | Boy 1 / Muchacho I |
| Sergio Sánchez | Boy 2 / Muchacho II |
| Roberto Sosa | Soldier |
| Santiago Allende | Student 1 |
| María Teresa Mondragón | Woman crying at stairs |
| Blas García | Agent 1 / Tipo I |
| Baltazar Oviedo | Agent 2 / Tipo II |
| Armando González Valero | Agent 3 |
| Rafael Pérez Fons | Student 2 |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Marcela Mejía | Executive Producer |
| Héctor Bonilla | Producer |
| Valentín Trujillo | Producer |
