The Beginning and the End
7.9
“Arturo Ripstein's Masterpiece”
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.
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Cast
30 people
Julieta Egurrola
Ignacia Botero
Known for
Fall Into Temptation
Quinceañera
Ernesto Laguardia
Gabriel Botero
Known for
Amor Real
No One Will Miss Us
Bruno Bichir
Nicolás Botero
Known for
Narcos
Ozark
Lucía Muñoz
Mireya Botero
Known for
The Virgin of Lust
Alberto Estrella
Guama Botero
Known for
Doménica Montero
La Malquerida
Verónica Merchant
Natalia
Known for
The Five Juanas
Doménica Montero
Luis Felipe Tovar
César
Known for
The Inmate
Bronco The Series
Blanca Guerra
Julia
Known for
Abyss of Passion
Santa Sangre
Luisa Huertas
Isabel
Known for
El Chema
Impossible Things
Julián Pastor
Luján
Known for
The Virgin of Lust
Revenge
Ernesto Yáñez
Polvorón
Known for
Pastorela
Alonso Echánove
Cariñoso
Known for
El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar
4 Moons
Arturo Ripstein Director · Paz Alicia Garciadiego Writer Naguib Mahfouz Author
First release September 30, 1993 · Produced in Mexico · Production Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Production
Alameda Films
Production
Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Production
Mexico
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Languages
Original title
Principio y fin
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Spain · September 30, 1993
Premiere · San Sebastián Film Festival
Mexico · September 9, 1994
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
February 19, 1997 · Limited theatrical
Spain
June 24, 1994 · Theatrical
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