''Los Motivos de Luz'' (''Luz' Motive'') is a 1985 Mexican
drama
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film, directed by
Felipe Cazals
Felipe Cazals (28 July 1937 – 16 October 2021) was a Mexican film director, screenwriter, and producer. His wife was Rosa Eugenia Báez de Cazals.
Together with Arturo Ripstein, Cazals was considered in Mexico one of the most representative f ...
.
The film stars
Patricia Reyes Spíndola
Patricia Verónica Núñez Reyes Spíndola (born 11 July 1953) is a Mexican actress, director, and producer. She has received four Ariel Awards, two for Best Actress (''Los Motivos de Luz'' in 1985 and '' The Queen of the Night'' in 1994), and ...
, 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
Ana Ofelia Murguía (born 8 December 1933) is a Mexican actress. She was born in Mexico City. Her early well known roles were in '' The Queen of the Night'' (1994) as Doña Victoria and as Doña Amelia in ''Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead ...
). ''Los Motivos de Luz'' was written by Xavier Robles based on the real case of Elvia Luz Cruz. The film received two
Ariel Awards
The Ariel Award ( es, Premio Ariel) is an award that recognizes the best of Mexican cinema. Given annually, since 1946, by the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC), the award recognizes artistical and technical excel ...
in 1986, for Best Actress (Spindola) and Best Supporting Actress (Murguía).
Main cast
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Patricia Reyes Spíndola
Patricia Verónica Núñez Reyes Spíndola (born 11 July 1953) is a Mexican actress, director, and producer. She has received four Ariel Awards, two for Best Actress (''Los Motivos de Luz'' in 1985 and '' The Queen of the Night'' in 1994), and ...
as Luz
*Alonso Echánove as Sebastián
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Ana Ofelia Murguía
Ana Ofelia Murguía (born 8 December 1933) is a Mexican actress. She was born in Mexico City. Her early well known roles were in '' The Queen of the Night'' (1994) as Doña Victoria and as Doña Amelia in ''Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead ...
as Luz Mother-in-law
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Delia Casanova
Delia Casanova (born Delia Margarita Casanova Mendiola on November 4, 1948, in Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico) is a Mexican people, Mexican actress.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1948 births
Living ...
as Dr. Maricarmen Rebollar
*Marta Aura as Lawyer Marisela Alférez
*Dunia Saldívar as neighbor inmate
Awards
Ariel Awards
The
Ariel Award
The Ariel Award ( es, Premio Ariel) is an award that recognizes the best of Mexican cinema. Given annually, since 1946, by the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC), the award recognizes artistical and technical excel ...
s 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.
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, scope="row", ''Los Motivos de Luz''
, scope="row", Best Picture
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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, scope="row", Felipe Cazals
Felipe Cazals (28 July 1937 – 16 October 2021) was a Mexican film director, screenwriter, and producer. His wife was Rosa Eugenia Báez de Cazals.
Together with Arturo Ripstein, Cazals was considered in Mexico one of the most representative f ...
, scope="row", Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to:
Film awards
* AACTA Award for Best Direction
* Academy Award for Best Director
* BA ...
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, scope="row", Alonso Echánove
, rowspan="1" scope="row", Best Actor
Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play.
The term most often refers to th ...
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, scope="row", Patricia Reyes Spíndola
Patricia Verónica Núñez Reyes Spíndola (born 11 July 1953) is a Mexican actress, director, and producer. She has received four Ariel Awards, two for Best Actress (''Los Motivos de Luz'' in 1985 and '' The Queen of the Night'' in 1994), and ...
, rowspan="1" scope="row", Best Actress
Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress awar ...
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, scope="row", Ana Ofelia Murguía
Ana Ofelia Murguía (born 8 December 1933) is a Mexican actress. She was born in Mexico City. Her early well known roles were in '' The Queen of the Night'' (1994) as Doña Victoria and as Doña Amelia in ''Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead ...
, rowspan="2" scope="row", Best Supporting Actress
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External links
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References
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1985 films
1985 drama films
Mexican drama films
1980s Spanish-language films
1980s Mexican films
Spanish-language drama films