
Film
Canoa: A Shameful Memory
1976 · 1h 56m · History · Crime · Drama
A town. Vested interests. 1968: a decisive year in the history of Mexico.
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Overview
A group of students arrives in a small town during a hiking expedition. Once there, the local priest accuses them of being communist agitators on the run from an army crack-down against student demonstrations in nearby Mexico City and rallies the townsfolk to lynch them. Based on a true story.
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Cast

Salvador Sánchez
Witness

Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Lucas

Enrique Lucero
Cura
Arturo Alegro
Ramón
Roberto Sosa Sr.
Julián

Carlos Chávez
Miguel
Gerardo Vigil
Jesús Carrillo Sánchez

Jaime Garza
Roberto

Sergio Calderón
Presidente Municipal
Gerardo del Castillo
Manuel
Alicia del Lago
Esposa de Lucas

Malena Doria
Ama de llaves del cura

Jorge Fegán
Comandante

Guillermo Gil
Policia del ejercito
Juan Ángel Martínez
Comisario
Gastón Melo
Sacristan
Crew
- Felipe CazalsDirector
- Tomás Pérez TurrentWriter
- Roberto LozoyaProducer
- Álex Phillips Jr.Director of Photography
- Rafael CeballosEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- March 4, 1976
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Genres
- History, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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