Drama
Balún Canán
"A strange spell sentenced her son to death"
User Score4 votes
48%4.8/10
Release1977→
Runtime1H 57M
LanguageSpanish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8
Saby Kamalich
Zoraida
Tito Junco
Jaime Rovelo
Pilar Pellicer
Matilde
Fernando Balzaretti
Ernesto
Cecilia Camacho
La niña
Aztlán Camacho
Mario
Anita Blanch
La maestra
Rosaura Revueltas
La nana
Media3
Backdrops
Director
Benito Alazraki
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Keywords
foreign language
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Countries:Mexico
Production:Conacine