Los Motivos de Luz
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Directed by | Felipe Cazals |
Produced by | Hugo Scherer |
Screenplay by | Xavier Robles |
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Cinematography | Ángel Goded |
Edited by | Sigfrido García, Jr. |
Running time
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96 minutes |
Country | Mexico |
Language | Spanish |
Los Motivos de Luz (Luz' Motive) is a 1985 Mexican drama film, directed by Felipe Cazals. The film stars Patricia Reyes Spíndola, as Luz, a woman accused of murdering her four children, after being accused by her husband (Alonso Echánove) and her mother-in-law (Ana Ofelia Murguía). Los Motivos de Luz was written by Xavier Robles based on the real case of Elvia Luz Cruz. The film received two Ariel Awards in 1986, for Best Actress (Spindola) and Best Supporting Actress (Murguía).[1]
Main cast
- Patricia Reyes Spíndola as Luz
- Alonso Echánove as Sebastián
- Ana Ofelia Murguía as Luz Mother-in-law
- Delia Casanova as Dr. Maricarmen Rebollar
- Marta Aura as Lawyer Marisela Alférez
- Dunia Saldívar as neighbor inmate
Awards
Ariel Awards
The Ariel Awards are awarded annually by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences in Mexico. Los Motivos de Luz received two awards out of seven nominations.[1]
Year | Recipient/Nominated work | Award | Result |
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28th Ariel Awards | Los Motivos de Luz | Best Picture | Nominated |
Felipe Cazals | Best Director | Nominated | |
Alonso Echánove | Best Actor | Nominated | |
Patricia Reyes Spíndola | Best Actress | Won | |
Ana Ofelia Murguía | Best Supporting Actress | Won | |
Dunia Zaldívar | Nominated | ||
Horacio Martínez | Best Art Direction | Nominated |
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Los Motivos de Luz at IMDb