Principio y fin (1994)
Los Botero, una familia de la clase media mexicana, luchan contra la pobreza tras la muerte del padre. Doña Ignacia, la madre, decide sacrificar el futuro de sus tres hijos mayores y proteger a Gabrielito, el menor, en quien ha depositado todas sus esperanzas para que devuelva la fortuna a la familia.
Directora: 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 |
| Production | Arturo Ripstein | Producer |
| Production | Alfredo Ripstein Jr. | Producer |
| Editing | Rafael Castanedo | Editor |
| Art | Marisa Pecanins | Art Direction |
| Art | Macedonio Ramos | Art Direction |
| 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 |