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Balún Canán

Name: Balún Canán
Genre: Drama
Released: 1977-05-26
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Saby Kamalich, Tito Junco, Pilar Pellicer, Fernando Balzaretti, Cecilia Camacho

“A strange spell sentenced her son to death”

★ 5.4 Rating•117 min•1977

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Overview

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.