La virgen que forjó una patria (1942)
- Directed by
- Julio Bracho
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Mexico
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This film tells the story of the Virgin Mary's appearances to Juan Diego in colonial Mexico. It shows how these events helped shape Mexican national identity.
reverenthistoricpatrioticdevotionalearnestsolemnperiod piece
What happens
The Saint Who Forged a Country (Spanish: La virgen que forjó una patria) is a 1942 Mexican drama film directed by Julio Bracho and starring Ramon Novarro, Domingo Soler, and Gloria Marín. It was released under the English title in English in 1944. The title refers to the appearances of the Virgin Mary to Juan Diego in colonial Mexico as Our Lady of Guadalupe. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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