Canoa: A Shameful Memory

Felipe Cazals
1976-03-04

A town. Vested interests. 1968: a decisive year in the history of Mexico.
7.783
116 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Salvador Sánchez Witness Unowned
Ernesto Gómez Cruz Lucas Unowned
Enrique Lucero Cura Unowned
Arturo Alegro Ramón Unowned
Roberto Sosa Sr. Julián Unowned
Carlos Chávez Miguel Unowned
Gerardo Vigil Jesús Carrillo Sánchez Unowned
Jaime Garza Roberto Unowned
Sergio Calderón Presidente Municipal Unowned
Gerardo del Castillo Manuel Unowned
Alicia del Lago Esposa de Lucas Unowned
Malena Doria Ama de llaves del cura Unowned
Jorge Fegán Comandante Unowned
Guillermo Gil Policia del ejercito Unowned
Juan Ángel Martínez Comisario Unowned
Gastón Melo Sacristan Unowned
Manuel Ojeda Hombre del pueblo Unowned
Rodrigo Puebla Pedro Unowned
Salvador Garcini (uncredited) Unowned
Baltazar Oviedo (uncredited) Unowned
Adriana Rojo (uncredited) Unowned