The Doldrums or How to Cure Sadness
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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.
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Cast
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Vanessa Cuevas
Ángeles Cruz
Known for
Like Water for Chocolate
A Child of My Own
Román Cruz
Alex Pérez
Known for
Like Father
Encarnación Pérez
Dunia Cruz
Patrosinia Sánchez
Sonia Couoh
Known for
The Dead Girls
El Mochaorejas
Sabel Sánchez
Also in
Valentina or the Serenity
Feral
Myriam Bravo
Known for
Mexican Psycho
One for the Road
Noé Hernández
Known for
Facing El Chapo
Counterattack
Ángeles Cruz Director · María Renée Prudencio Screenplay Ignacio Miranda Cinematographer
First release August 26, 2012 · Produced in Mexico · Original title La tiricia o cómo curar la tristeza
Production
Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Production
Mexico
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Original title
La tiricia o cómo curar la tristeza
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Mexico · August 26, 2012
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No release date listed for United States.
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