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Ash Wednesday (1958)

Genre : Drama, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 46M

Director : Roberto Gavaldón

Synopsis

1913: A young woman is raped by a priest and turns away from the Church as a result of the experience. 1924: She now is the owner of an expensive brothel, and she plays a small role on both sides of the Cristero Uprising, when foreign-born clergy were deported from Mexico.

Actors

María Félix
María Félix
Victoria
Arturo de Córdova
Arturo de Córdova
Dr. Federico Lamadrid
Víctor Junco
Víctor Junco
José Antonio
Andrea Palma
Andrea Palma
Rosa
María Rivas
María Rivas
Silvia
David Reynoso
David Reynoso
Enrique
Rodolfo Landa
Rodolfo Landa
El Violador
María Teresa Rivas
María Teresa Rivas
Elvira

Crews

Roberto Gavaldón
Roberto Gavaldón
Director
Julio Alejandro
Julio Alejandro
Writer
Luis G. Basurto
Luis G. Basurto
Writer
Roberto Gavaldón
Roberto Gavaldón
Writer
Agustín Martínez Solares
Agustín Martínez Solares
Cinematography
Antonio Díaz Conde
Antonio Díaz Conde
Music

Posters and backgrounds

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