Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Luke Ganalon | ... | Antonio | |
Miriam Colon | ... | Ultima | |
Benito Martinez | ... | Gabriel | |
Dolores Heredia | ... | Maria | |
Castulo Guerra | ... | Tenorio | |
Joaquín Cosio | ... | Narciso | |
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo | ... | Uncle Pedro | |
Reko Moreno | ... | Uncle Lucas | |
Luis Bordonada | ... | Uncle Juan | |
Joseph Garcia | ... | Uncle Mateo (as Joseph A. Garcia) | |
James Victor | ... | Antonio's Grandfather | |
Raúl Castillo | ... | Andrew | |
Miguel Gomez | ... | Eugene (as Miguel Gómez) | |
Alex Cacho | ... | Leon (as Alejandro Cabrera) | |
Diego Miró | ... | Florence (as Diego Miró-Rivera) |
A drama set in New Mexico during WWII, centered on the relationship between a young man and an elderly medicine woman who helps him contend with the battle between good and evil that rages in his village.
I like the way that in the book for Bless Me, Ultima they really show dichotomy between Antonio's Mom and Dad. Maria wanting Antonio to follow his Luna blood line and Gabriel wanting him to follow his Marez blood. In the book it really show how much conflict there is in his mind of who he wants to become and what he wants to be. However, in the movie I really liked how they showed how Maria and Gabriel still love each other very much no matter what their differences are. In the book they didn't show the love between Maria and Gabriel as well as in the movie.
Watching the movie really helped me imagine what Antonio was going through and his emotions. They did a great job of making this movie and show the conflicts in Antonio's life when he was young. I do recommend this movie for those who have read the book.