The Doldrums or How to Cure Sadness (2012)
The tiricia is an illness of the soul when the heart is saddened. A story of three generations afflicted with being tiricientas: Ita, Justa and Alicia – grandmother, mother and daughter – who have at different times suffered, tolerated and allowed abuse, dragging on the disease. Alicia decides to break the cycle, eradicating it for future generations.
Director:
Ángeles Cruz
Writers:
Ángeles Cruz, María Renée Prudencio.
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Vanessa Cuevas as |
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Ángeles Cruz as |
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Román Cruz as |
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Alex Pérez as |
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Encarnación Pérez as |
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Dunia Cruz as |
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Patrosinia Sánchez as |
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Sonia Couoh as |
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Sabel Sánchez as |
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Myriam Bravo as |
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Noé Hernández as |
| Directing | Ángeles Cruz | Director |
| Writing | Ángeles Cruz | Screenplay |
| Writing | María Renée Prudencio | Screenplay |
| Camera | Ignacio Miranda | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Felipe Gómez | Editor |
| Sound | Ruben Luengas | Music |
| Sound | Isabel Muñoz | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Rodrigo Castillo Filomarino | Sound Designer |