Canoa: A Shameful Memory
1976
Feature Film
★ 7.8/10
Released 3/4/1976 (Mexico)
📖 Storyline
A group of local university employees arrives in a small town during a hiking expedition. Once there, the local priest accuses them of being communist agitators and rallies the townsfolk to lynch them. Based on true facts that occurred in the town of Canoa in 1968. —Salvador Monroy Ordaz <>comitan@df1.telmex.net.mx>A group of local university employees arrives in a small town during a hiking expedition. Once there, the local priest accuses them of being communist agitators and rallies the townsfolk to lynch them. Based on true facts that occurred in the town of Canoa in 1968. —Salvador Monroy Ordaz <>comitan@df1.telmex.net.mx>
🎭 Cast & Crew
Director
Felipe Cazals
Main Star
Enrique Lucero, Character: El señor cura
Supporting
Salvador Sánchez (as El testigo), Ernesto Gómez Cruz (as Lucas García), Roberto Sosa (as Julián González Baez), Arturo Alegro (as Ramón Calvario Gutiérrez), Carlos Chávez (as Miguel Flores Cruz), Jaime Garza (as Roberto Rojano Aguirre), Gerardo Vigil (as Jesús Carrillo Sánchez), Rodrigo Puebla (as Pedro), Manuel Ojeda (as El que trata de detener el linchamiento), Malena Doria (as Ama de llaves del cura), Flor Trujillo (as Sobrina de Pedro), María de los Ángeles Rodríguez (as Sabina, sobrina de Pedro), Gastón Melo (as El sacristán), Jorge Fegán (as Comandante), Gerardo del Castillo (as Manuel, el de los magnavoces), Salvador Garcini (as Linchador), Sergio Calderón (as Presidente municipal)
ℹ️ Details
Awards
3 wins
IMDb Rating
7.8/10
(2,045 votes)
Reviews
14
Release Date
3/4/1976 (Mexico)
Format
Feature Film
Filmed In
Mexico
Country
Mexico