Luz's Motives
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Luz is in jail, accused of murdering her own children. Her husband and her mother-in-law say she killed them in cold blood. Dr. Rebollar tries to help the woman, but she refuses to remember anything. Luz thinks of jail as the purgatory: it's only one step to reach the Heaven.
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Cast
20 people
Patricia Reyes Spíndola
Luz
Known for
La fea más bella
Imperio De Mentiras
Delia Casanova
Dra. Maricarmen Rebollar
Known for
La doble vida de Estela Carrillo
Cadenas de amargura
Marta Aura
Lic. Marisela Alférez
Known for
Y Tu Mamá También
Scars
Ana Ofelia Murguía
Luz's mother in law
Known for
Coco
Bandidas
Alonso Echánove
Sebastián
Known for
El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar
4 Moons
Carlota Villagrán
Luz's friend
No other roles listed
Dunia Saldívar
Female Prisioner
Known for
Amores Perros
Georgina Chavira
Also in
El día de los albañiles
Las Perfumadas
Adriana Rojo
Keeper
Also in
Roots of Blood
The Heist
María Prado
Public ministry
Known for
Distilling Love
Tomorrow is forever
Luz María Peña
Pregnant public ministry
Also in
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
The Border
Socorro Camacho
Felipe Cazals Director · Xavier Robles Writer Ángel Goded Cinematographer
First release September 26, 1985 · Produced in Mexico · Original title Los Motivos de Luz
Production
Chimalistac Postproducción S.A.
Production
Mexico
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Los Motivos de Luz
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Spain · September 26, 1985
Premiere · San Sebastián International Film Festival
Mexico · February 6, 1986
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Cuba
December 2, 1985 · Premiere · International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Havana
Germany
February 25, 1986 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Hungary
June 21, 1990 · TV
Mexico
November 30, 1985 · Premiere · XVIII Muestra Internacional de Cine
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