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MEXICO · 1958

Miércoles de ceniza/Ash Wednesday

Roberto Gavaldón
religious trauma sex work Mexican history Cristero Uprising redemption
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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.

Year1958
CountryMexico
DirectorRoberto Gavaldón
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