FOTO NOVELAS: IN THE MIRROR (TV)
Summary
One in this four-part anthology drama series, inspired
by the Mexican and Latin-American pulp novel tradition,
interweaving realism and surrealism. In this episode,
Clara takes a leave of absence from her medical
residency. She returns home to stay with her family,
and a large unexpected package arrives from Tia (Aunt)
Aurelia, who has been dead for a year. Inside is a
magic mirror, which shows images of the family's dead
relatives, walking around in their own world. The
family debates whether or not to keep the mirror, but
Clara's father likes it, and it is hung over the dining
room table. One day, Clara decides to open up to her
sister, Isabel, about her reasons for leaving her
residency. She recalls a night when she had been on
call for thirty-six hours; a pregnant teenager came in
hemorrhaging, and Clara was unable to save her life or
that of her child. This loss spurred Clara to question
her reasons for studying medicine in the first place.
As she ponders her past, the mirror begins to haunt
Clara. Each night, Tia Aurelia calls to her and
torments her with pleas to join the peaceful world in
the mirror. Clara is tempted and doesn't know what to
do. One night, Tia Aurelia summons Clara to show her
the image of the dead mother and child Clara has been
mourning. Clara passes out, awakening the rest of the
family with the sound of her fall. From the mirror, Tia
Aurelia offers Clara's father a glass of liquid, which
he takes and gives to Clara. When Clara drinks it, her
future is decided at last.
(This program is in English with some subtitled
Spanish.)
Cataloging of this program was made possible by the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 2000.
Details
- NETWORK: PBS
- DATE: October 8, 1997 10:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:26:39
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:61402
- GENRE: Drama
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, fantasy/science fiction
- SERIES RUN: PBS - TV Series, 1997
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Carlos Avila … Executive Producer, Producer, Director
- Kurt Kaya … Producer
- Carlos Avila … Writer
- Belinda Casas-Wells … Writer
- Maria Elena Llana … Writing (Misc.), Inspired by a short story by
- Marcos Loya … Theme Music by
- Dianna Miranda … Cast, Clara Santiago
- Rose Portillo … Cast, Sylvia Hernandez
- Carlo, Ismael (East) … Cast, Rigo Santiago
- Geoffrey Rivas … Cast, Rick Santiago
- Alex Miranda … Cast, Santiago, Jesse
- Anne Betancourt … Cast, Maria Santiago
- Karla Ojeda … Cast, Isabel Santiago
- Elena Sahagun … Cast, Monica Santiago
- Bess Meisler … Cast, Tia Aurelia
- Eric Acosta … Cast, Roberto
- Jose Manuel Galvan … Cast, Tio Abel
- Elizabeth Cueva … Cast, Espie