Balún Canán
"A strange spell sentenced her son to death"
Based on Rosario Castellanos' novel, Balún Canán is about the turmoil created by the Cardenas’ land reforms. Events occur in Chiapas on the border with Guatemala, mainly in a town called Comitán. Zoraida struggles and fights to keep her properties, inheritance for her only son. For her actions, the sorcerers of Chacjatal cast a death spell over her son.
Director
Benito Alazraki
Languages
Spanish
Status
Released
Who's In It
Tito Junco
Jaime Rovelo
Pilar Pellicer
Matilde
Fernando Balzaretti
Ernesto
Anita Blanch
La maestra
Rosaura Revueltas
La nana
José Chávez
Indio Felipe
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