El Evangelio De Las Maravillas (1998)
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- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 112 mins
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El Evangelio De Las Maravillas
Mexican director Arturo Ripstein helmed this Mexican-Argentine-Spanish religious drama with Buñuelian overtones. Based on true events that took place in Mexico during the '70s, the film is updated to the present. Mama Dorita (Katy Jurado) leads the New Jerusalem cult with film-buff Papa Basilio (Francisco Rabal). Basilio's worship of movies explains the cult's costumes, imitative of Hollywood Biblical epics. When Dorita dies, she chooses teen Tomasa (Edwarda Gurrola) to give birth to the New Messiah. Unable to handle this sudden power, Tomasa instead proclaims herself to be the Whore of Babylon, forcing male cultists to have sex with her. Shown in the Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of El Evangelio De Las Maravillas:
Francisco Rabal also in The White Dove , Goya In Bordeaux , Dagon , The Wide Blue Road , Viridiana
Katy Jurado also in El Bruto , Arrowhead , Stay Away, Joe , One-Eyed Jacks , Barabbas
Carolina Papaleo also in Besos en la Frente
El Evangelio De Las Maravillas Trivia
Who played Papa Basilio in the movie El Evangelio De Las Maravillas?
Francisco Rabal played Papa Basilio in the movie El Evangelio De Las Maravillas
Who played Mama Dorita in the movie El Evangelio De Las Maravillas?
Katy Jurado played Mama Dorita in the movie El Evangelio De Las Maravillas
Who played Nelida in the movie El Evangelio De Las Maravillas?
Carolina Papaleo played Nelida in the movie El Evangelio De Las Maravillas
Who played Tomasa in the movie El Evangelio De Las Maravillas?
Edwarda Gurrola played Tomasa in the movie El Evangelio De Las Maravillas
Who played Gavilan in the movie El Evangelio De Las Maravillas?
Bruno Bichir played Gavilan in the movie El Evangelio De Las Maravillas
