| Los Motivos de Luz | |
|---|---|
 Mexican theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Felipe Cazals |
| Screenplay by | Xavier Robles |
| Produced by | Hugo Scherer |
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| Cinematography | Ángel Goded |
| Edited by | Sigfrido García, Jr. |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Los Motivos de Luz (Luz' Motive) is a 1985 Mexican drama film, directed by Felipe Cazals.[1] 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).[2]
- ^ Carl J. Mora (7 May 2015). Mexican Cinema: Reflections of a Society, 1896-2004, 3d ed. McFarland. pp. 169–170. ISBN 978-0-7864-9187-2.
- ^ "XXVIII 1986 — Ganadores y nominados" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. 1986. Retrieved May 30, 2016.