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Roots is a mexicain film of genre Drama directed by Benito Alazraki with Conchita Montes
Roots (1955)
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Le film se compose d'un prologue et de quatre récits ayant pour thème la vie des Indiens du Mexique.Actors
Conchita Montes
(The City Woman (segment "Las vacas"))
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