The Beginning and the End

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Ernesto Laguardia

Gabriel Botero

Age : N/A | Popularity : 36%

Julieta Egurrola

Ignacia Botero

Age : N/A | Popularity : 16%

Blanca Guerra

Julia

Age : 71 | Popularity : 45%

Lucía Muñoz

Mireya Botero

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Verónica Merchant

Natalia

Age : N/A | Popularity : 10%

Bruno Bichir

Nicolás Botero

Age : N/A | Popularity : 44%

Alberto Estrella

Guama Botero

Age : 62 | Popularity : 35%

Alonso Echánove

Cariñoso

Age : 70 | Popularity : 6%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Michael Donnelly Arturo Ripstein Alfredo Ripstein Jr.
Editing	Editor	Rafael Castanedo
Art	Art Direction	Marisa Pecanins Macedonio Ramos
Directing	Director	Arturo Ripstein
Writing	Writer	Paz Alicia Garciadiego
	Novel	Naguib Mahfouz
Camera	Director of Photography	Claudio Rocha
Sound	Music	Lucía Álvarez
Crew	Photoscience Manager	Claudio Rocha
Department	Role	Name

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