Balún Canán
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“A strange spell sentenced her son to death”
Based on Rosario Castellanos' novel, Balún Canán is about the turmoil created by the Cardenas’ land reforms. Events occur in Chiapas on the border with Guatemala, mainly in a town called Comitán. Zoraida struggles and fights to keep her properties, inheritance for her only son. For her actions, the sorcerers of Chacjatal cast a death spell over her son.
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Cast
29 people
Saby Kamalich
Zoraida
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Tito Junco
Jaime Rovelo
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Héctor López Lechuga
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Gabriel Figueroa
Benito Alazraki
Pilar Pellicer
Matilde
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Carlos Savage
Rosario Castellanos
Fernando Balzaretti
Ernesto
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Gustavo César Carrión
Cecilia Camacho
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Benito Alazraki Director · Rosario Castellanos Story Gustavo César Carrión Composer
First release May 26, 1977 · Produced in Mexico
Production
Conacine
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Mexico
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Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Mexico · May 26, 1977
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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