Miércoles de ceniza/Ash Wednesday

Name: Miércoles de ceniza/Ash Wednesday
Released: 1958

Roberto Gavaldón

religious trauma sex work Mexican history Cristero Uprising redemption

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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.

Year1958

CountryMexico

DirectorRoberto Gavaldón

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