Alicia del Lago
Series
Criterion collection volume 458
Language
Español
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Description
Mayan Indian peasants are tired of being thought of as nothing more than manual laborers. They organize an effort to improve their lot in life, but are discovered by the Guatemalan army. After the army destroys their village and family, Enrique and Rosa, a teenage brother and sister, who barely escaped the massacre, decide they must flee to United States. After receiving clandestine help from friends and humorous advice from a veteran immigrant on...
Language
Español
Description
"This is the story of Indio Tizoc (Pedro Infante) who deeply falls in love with a white woman (Maria Felix). Tizoc mistakenly thinks she agreed to marry him when she gave him her handkerchief for him to clean up a wound, since this was a sign of engagement in his culture. Unfortunately the cultural differences between them makes it impossible for this love to grow, ending the story in a tragedy"--Laguna Films website.