Canoa: A Shameful Memory (1976)
A group of students arrives in a small town during a hiking expedition. Once there, the local priest accuses them of being communist agitators on the run from an army crack-down against student demonstrations in nearby Mexico City and rallies the townsfolk to lynch them. Based on a true story.
Director: Felipe Cazals
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Salvador Sánchez as Witness |
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Ernesto Gómez Cruz as Lucas |
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Enrique Lucero as Cura |
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Arturo Alegro as Ramón |
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Roberto Sosa Sr. as Julián |
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Carlos Chávez as Miguel |
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Gerardo Vigil as Jesús Carrillo Sánchez |
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Jaime Garza as Roberto |
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Sergio Calderón as Presidente Municipal |
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Gerardo del Castillo as Manuel |
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Alicia del Lago as Esposa de Lucas |
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Malena Doria as Ama de llaves del cura |
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Jorge Fegán as Comandante |
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Guillermo Gil as Policia del ejercito |
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Juan Ángel Martínez as Comisario |
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Gastón Melo as Sacristan |
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Manuel Ojeda as Hombre del pueblo |
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Rodrigo Puebla as Pedro |
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Salvador Garcini as (uncredited) |
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Baltazar Oviedo as (uncredited) |
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Adriana Rojo as (uncredited) |
| Directing | Felipe Cazals | Director |
| Writing | Tomás Pérez Turrent | Writer |
| Production | Roberto Lozoya | Producer |
| Camera | Álex Phillips Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Manuel Ortega | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Rafael Ceballos | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Felisa Ladrón de Guevara | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Alfredo Chavira | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Sigfrido García | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gonzalo Gavira | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Manuel Topete | Sound |
| Crew | Federico Farfán | Special Effects |