Balún Canán
A strange spell sentenced her son to death
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.
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Top Cast
Saby Kamalich
Zoraida
Tito Junco
Jaime Rovelo
Pilar Pellicer
Matilde
Fernando Balzaretti
Ernesto
Cecilia Camacho
La niña
Aztlán Camacho
Mario
Anita Blanch
La maestra
Rosaura Revueltas
La nana
José Chávez
Indio Felipe
Ada Carrasco
La tullida
Guillermo Herrera
Luis Rovelo
Josefina Echánove
Francisca
Liza Willert
Romelia
Sergio Zuani
Gonzalo
Victorio Blanco
Tío David
Elsa Benn
India jacal
Jorge Zamora
Gritón del circo
Antonio Bravo
Señor cura
Héctor Gómez
Doctor Mazariego
Inés Murillo
Sirvienta
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