
The Beginning and the End
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.
The Beginning and the End
June 24, 1994
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Cast (25)

Julieta Egurrola
Ignacia Botero

Ernesto Laguardia
Gabriel Botero

Bruno Bichir
Nicolás Botero

Lucía Muñoz
Mireya Botero

Alberto Estrella
Guama Botero

Verónica Merchant
Natalia

Luis Felipe Tovar
César

Blanca Guerra
Julia

Luisa Huertas
Isabel

Julián Pastor
Luján

Ernesto Yáñez
Polvorón

Alonso Echánove
Cariñoso

Alejandro Parodi
Rector

Darío T. Pie
Maurer

Luis Rábago
Guardiola

Graciela Bernardos
Señora

Jorge Fegán
Absalón

Alejandra Montoya
Tamara

Osami Kawano
Okura

Roberto Antunez
Genaro

Dolores Beristáin
Cleo

Alexandra Vicencio
Piruja

Abel Woolrich
Afanador

Gastón Melo
Prefecto

Loló Navarro
Jarocha
Crew (12)
Directing

Arturo Ripstein
Director
Writing

Naguib Mahfouz
Novel

Paz Alicia Garciadiego
Writer
Production
Sound

Lucía Álvarez
Original Music Composer
Art

Macedonio Ramos
Art Direction

Marisa Pecanins
Art Direction
Camera

Claudio Rocha
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
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Claudio Rocha
Photoscience Manager
Editing

Rafael Castanedo
Editor