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Roots is a film of genre Drama directed by Benito Alazraki with Conchita Montes

Roots (1955)

Roots
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Length 1h43
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Genres Drama
Rating73% 3.6603553.6603553.6603553.6603553.660355

For the mini-series, see Roots (TV miniseries).




Roots (Spanish: Raíces) is a 1955 Mexican drama film directed by Benito Alazraki. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.

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Conchita Montes

(The City Woman (segment "Las vacas"))
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