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  • The Beginning and the End (1993)
  • 188 min | Drama
The Beginning and the End (1993)
188 min | Drama

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 ...See moreThe 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. Written by Maximiliano Maza See less
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Director
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Alfredo Ripstein Jr. (as Alfredo Ripstein hijo) | Arturo Ripstein
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Updated Sep 30, 1993

Release date
Jun 24, 1994 (Spain)

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Cast

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29 cast members
Name Known for
Ernesto Laguardia
Gabriel Botero Gabriel Botero   See fewer
Julieta Egurrola
Ignacia Botero Ignacia Botero   See fewer
Bruno Bichir
Nicolás Botero Nicolás Botero   See fewer
Alberto Estrella
Guama Botero Guama Botero   See fewer
Alonso Echánove
Cariñoso Cariñoso   See fewer
Lucía Muñoz
Mireya Botero Mireya Botero   See fewer
Luisa Huertas
Isabel Isabel   See fewer
Jorge Fegán
Absalón Absalón   See fewer
Ernesto Yáñez
Polvorón Polvorón   See fewer
Darío T. Pie
Maurer Maurer   See fewer
Luis Rábago
Guardiola Guardiola   See fewer
Mariana León
Pujarita Pujarita   See fewer
Lupita Gámez
Licenciada Licenciada   See fewer
Abel Woolrich
Afanador Afanador   See fewer
Gastón Melo
Prefecto Prefecto   See fewer
Loló Navarro
Jarocha Jarocha   See fewer
Jaime Hinojosa
Testigo Testigo   See fewer
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