The Beginning and the End (1994)
The film tells the story of the Boteros, a middle-class Mexican family struggling against poverty after their father's death. Ignacia (Egurrola) is the Boteros mother, a desperate woman who chooses to sacrifice the destiny of her three older children, in order to protect Gabriel (Laguardia) the youngest one. She believes Gabriel will climb the social structure and bring back the lost fortune to the family. But destiny has other plans for the Boteros and tragedy will overcome eventually. Based on the novel of Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz.
Director: Arturo Ripstein
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Julieta Egurrola as Ignacia Botero |
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Ernesto Laguardia as Gabriel Botero |
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Bruno Bichir as Nicolás Botero |
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Lucía Muñoz as Mireya Botero |
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Alberto Estrella as Guama Botero |
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Verónica Merchant as Natalia |
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Luis Felipe Tovar as César |
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Blanca Guerra as Julia |
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Luisa Huertas as Isabel |
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Julián Pastor as Luján |
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Ernesto Yáñez as Polvorón |
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Alonso Echánove as Cariñoso |
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Alejandro Parodi as Rector |
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Darío T. Pie as Maurer |
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Luis Rábago as Guardiola |
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Graciela Bernardos as Señora |
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Jorge Fegán as Absalón |
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Alejandra Montoya as Tamara |
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Osami Kawano as Okura |
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Roberto Antunez as Genaro |
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Dolores Beristáin as Cleo |
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Alexandra Vicencio as Piruja |
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Abel Woolrich as Afanador |
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Gastón Melo as Prefecto |
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Loló Navarro as Jarocha |
| Art | Macedonio Ramos | Art Direction |
| Production | Alfredo Ripstein Jr. | Producer |
| Editing | Rafael Castanedo | Editor |
| Art | Marisa Pecanins | Art Direction |
| Production | Arturo Ripstein | Producer |
| Directing | Arturo Ripstein | Director |
| Writing | Paz Alicia Garciadiego | Writer |
| Writing | Naguib Mahfouz | Novel |
| Camera | Claudio Rocha | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Claudio Rocha | Photoscience Manager |
| Sound | Lucía Álvarez | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Michael Donnelly | Associate Producer |
