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La monja alférez

57 %|Jul 27, 1944|Adventure, History

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.

Featured Crew

Armando Valdés Peza
Costume Design
Max Aub
Writer
Noemí Blanco
Makeup Artist
Raúl Martínez Solares
Director of Photography
Eduardo Ugarte
Writer
Jorge Fernández
Production Design
Emilio Gómez Muriel
Director
Luis Hernández Bretón
Music

Cast

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María Félix
Catalina de Erauso
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José Cibrián
Juan de Aguirre
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José Pidal
Don César, canónigo
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Fanny Schiller
Doña Úrsula
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Paco Fuentes
Don Miguel de Erauso
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Eugenia Galindo
Doña Cristina
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Maruja Grifell
Reverenda madre
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José Goula
Don Claudio
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Lauro Benítez
Don Indalecio
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Jesús Valero
Sacerdote
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Manuel Sánchez Navarro
Don Diego Fernández de Córdova, Virrey del Peru
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Enrique García Álvarez
Don Ignacio de Aguirre