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Canoa: A Shameful Memory

1976

116 minutes

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Overview

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.

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Top Cast

Salvador Sánchez headshot

Salvador Sánchez

Witness

Ernesto Gómez Cruz headshot

Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Lucas

Enrique Lucero headshot

Enrique Lucero

Cura

Arturo Alegro headshot

Arturo Alegro

Ramón

Roberto Sosa Sr. headshot

Roberto Sosa Sr.

Julián

Carlos Chávez headshot

Carlos Chávez

Miguel

Gerardo Vigil headshot

Gerardo Vigil

Jesús Carrillo Sánchez

Jaime Garza headshot

Jaime Garza

Roberto

Sergio Calderón headshot

Sergio Calderón

Presidente Municipal

Gerardo del Castillo headshot

Gerardo del Castillo

Manuel

Alicia del Lago headshot

Alicia del Lago

Esposa de Lucas

Malena Doria headshot

Malena Doria

Ama de llaves del cura

Jorge Fegán headshot

Jorge Fegán

Comandante

Guillermo Gil headshot

Guillermo Gil

Policia del ejercito

Juan Ángel Martínez headshot

Juan Ángel Martínez

Comisario

Gastón Melo headshot

Gastón Melo

Sacristan

Manuel Ojeda headshot

Manuel Ojeda

Hombre del pueblo

Rodrigo Puebla headshot

Rodrigo Puebla

Pedro

Salvador Garcini headshot

Salvador Garcini

(uncredited)

Baltazar Oviedo headshot

Baltazar Oviedo

(uncredited)

Adriana Rojo headshot

Adriana Rojo

(uncredited)