The Beginning and the End (Principio y fin) 29 years old

The Beginning and the End

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 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. Based on the novel of Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz.

Credits

The Beginning and the End Cast

Name Character
Blanca Guerra She was 41, now 71 years old
Ernesto Laguardia He was 34, now 64 years old as Gabriel Botero
Julieta Egurrola She was 41, now 71 years old as Ignacia Botero

The Beginning and the End Crew

Name Department
Arturo Ripstein as Director. He was 50 (now 80) years old Directing
Claudio Rocha as Photoscience Manager. Crew
Paz Alicia Garciadiego as Writer. She was 44 (now 74) years old Writing
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The Beginning and the End (29 years)

  • Release day: Friday, June 24, 1994
  • Runtime: 187 minutes