Balún Canán

Name: Balún Canán
Director: Benito Alazraki
Genre: Drama
Released: 1977-05-26
Duration: 1 h 57 min
Rating: 4.8
Cast: Saby Kamalich, Tito Junco, Pilar Pellicer, Fernando Balzaretti, Cecilia Camacho

“A strange spell sentenced her son to death”

4.8

1977

1h 57m

Drama

Director: Benito Alazraki

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.