In the Land of Light Feet (1982)
During his vacations, 12-year-old Manuel travels by train with his mother to the Sierra Tarahumara to spend a few days with his father, who works in the mountains with the indigenous people protecting nature. Manuel befriends Jesus, who takes him to his town and teaches him the customs of his own. Both children discover illegal loggers.
Director: Marcela Fernández Violante
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Pedro Armendáriz Jr. as Ingeniero (padre de Manuel) |
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Helena Rojo as Madre de Manuel |
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Ernesto Gómez Cruz as Benito |
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Aurora Clavel as Mujer de Benito |
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Paco Mauri as Rosendo |
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Arturo Adonay as Manuel |
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Jesús Bernabé Quinteros as Jesús |
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Ramón Menéndez as Durán (talamontero) |
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Gerardo Soublette as Tendero |
| Directing | Marcela Fernández Violante | Director |
| Writing | Antonio Noyola | Writer |
| Art | Raúl Cárdenas | Production Design |
| Sound | Leonardo Velázquez | Music |
| Writing | Marcela Fernández Violante | Writer |
| Crew | Lorenzo Contreras | Cinematography |
| Editing | Maximino Sánchez Molina | Editor |