30 Aug 2002
The Magdalene Sisters
Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum.
La monja alférez
A 17th century woman, imprisoned for fighting in a bar, recounts her past to a priest. She tells of her father teaching her how to fence, of being sent to a convent by her aunt when her father died, of escaping by dressing as a man, and of her life as a man following the escape.
Top Billed Cast
María Félix Catalina de Erauso
Ángel Garasa Roger
José Cibrián Juan de Aguirre
Delia Magaña Elvira
José Pidal Don César, canónigo
Fanny Schiller Doña Úrsula
Paco Fuentes Don Miguel de Erauso
Eugenia Galindo Doña Cristina
Esther Luquín Beatriz
Maruja Grifell Reverenda madre
José Goula Don Claudio
Lauro Benítez Don Indalecio
Jesús Valero Sacerdote
Manuel Sánchez Navarro Don Diego Fernández de Córdova, Virrey del Peru
Enrique García Álvarez Don Ignacio de Aguirre
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