Movie: Balún Canán

Top 9 Billed Cast

Saby Kamalich
Saby Kamalich

Zoraida

Tito Junco
Tito Junco

Jaime Rovelo

Pilar Pellicer
Pilar Pellicer

Matilde

Fernando Balzaretti
Fernando Balzaretti

Ernesto

Cecilia Camacho
Cecilia Camacho

La niña

Aztlán Camacho
Aztlán Camacho

Mario

Anita Blanch
Anita Blanch

La maestra

Rosaura Revueltas
Rosaura Revueltas

La nana

José Chávez
José Chávez

Indio Felipe

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1977-05-26

  • Average

    4.8

  • Rating:

    2.4 starts
  • Tagline

    A strange spell sentenced her son to death

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    Español
  • Keywords

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