Luz's Motives (1986)
Los Motivos de Luz
Luz is in jail, accused of murdering her own children. Her husband and her mother-in-law say she killed them in cold blood. Dr. Rebollar tries to help the woman, but she refuses to remember anything. Luz thinks of jail as the purgatory: it's only one step to reach the Heaven.
- Date of release
- 1986-02-06
- TMDB
- 5.4 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- Drama, History, Crime
- Director
- Felipe Cazals
Casting
- Patricia Reyes Spíndola — Luz
- Delia Casanova — Dra. Maricarmen Rebollar
- Marta Aura — Lic. Marisela Alférez
- Ana Ofelia Murguía — Luz's mother in law
- Alonso Echánove — Sebastián
- Carlota Villagrán — Luz's friend
- Dunia Saldívar — Female Prisioner
- Georgina Chavira
- Adriana Rojo — Keeper
- María Prado — Public ministry
- Luz María Peña — Pregnant public ministry
- Socorro Camacho
Interesting facts
Los Motivos de Luz 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 and her mother-in-law. 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).
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