Writing

José Miguel García Ascot

Born March 24, 1927 · Tunisia

Died August 14, 1986 · aged 59

No biography available.

Known For

On the Empty Balcony

On the Empty Balcony · 1961

On the Empty Balcony

About a woman who was a child refugee from the Spanish Civil War, and is now living as an adult in Mexico City. She tries to remember the traumatic events of her childhood.

Cuba '58

Cuba '58 · 1962

Three stories reconstructing the start of the triumphant Cuban revolution which deposed Batista.

Roots

Four independent stories based on writer Francisco Rojas Gonzáles's work, depicting the reality of Mexican indian people: Las Vacas (The Cow), Nuestra Señora (Our Lady), El Tuerto (One-Eyed) and La Potranca (The Filly). In El Tuerto, a one eyed boy is relentlessly bullied by his mates. His religious mother asks God to make the boy's eyes equal. The outcome is tragic.

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On the Empty Balcony

On the Empty Balcony · 1961

On the Empty Balcony

About a woman who was a child refugee from the Spanish Civil War, and is now living as an adult in Mexico City. She tries to remember the traumatic events of her childhood.

Dialogue

Cuba '58

Cuba '58 · 1962

Three stories reconstructing the start of the triumphant Cuban revolution which deposed Batista.

Writer

Roots

Four independent stories based on writer Francisco Rojas Gonzáles's work, depicting the reality of Mexican indian people: Las Vacas (The Cow), Nuestra Señora (Our Lady), El Tuerto (One-Eyed) and La Potranca (The Filly). In El Tuerto, a one eyed boy is relentlessly bullied by his mates. His religious mother asks God to make the boy's eyes equal. The outcome is tragic.

Writer