Canoa: A Shameful Memory

1h 56min

History

Crime

A group of students arrives in a small town during a hiking expedition. Once there, the local priest accuses them of being communist agitators on the run from an army crack-down against student demonstrations in nearby Mexico City and rallies the townsfolk to lynch them. Based on a true story.

Production Companies

Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Producción Cinematográfica (STPC)

Conacite Uno

Cast

Gerardo Vigil

Gerardo Vigil

Jesús Carrillo Sánchez
Sergio Calderón

Sergio Calderón

Presidente Municipal
Alicia del Lago

Alicia del Lago

Esposa de Lucas
Malena Doria

Malena Doria

Ama de llaves del cura
Jorge Fegán

Jorge Fegán

Comandante
Guillermo Gil

Guillermo Gil

Policia del ejercito
Gastón Melo

Gastón Melo

Sacristan
Manuel Ojeda

Manuel Ojeda

Hombre del pueblo
Salvador Garcini

Salvador Garcini

(uncredited)
Baltazar Oviedo

Baltazar Oviedo

(uncredited)
Adriana Rojo

Adriana Rojo

(uncredited)

Release date

4th Mar 1976

Status

Released

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