La Viuda Negra (1977 film)
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| La Viuda Negra | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Arturo Ripstein |
| Written by | Vicente Armendáriz Francisco del Villar |
| Produced by | Francisco del Villar |
| Starring | Isela Vega Mario Almada |
| Cinematography | |
| Edited by | Rafael Ceballos |
| Music by | Miguel Pous |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
La Viuda Negra (The Black Widow) is a 1977 film directed by Arturo Ripstein, produced in Mexico and based on the novel Debiera haber obispas written by .
Cast[]
- Isela Vega as Matea
- Mario Almada as Padre Feliciano
- Sergio Jiménez as The Doctor
- as Úrsula
Plot[]
In a small town in Mexico, Matea (Isela Vega) is an orphan who assists the priest, Father Feliciano (Mario Almada), in his parish. The village doctor tries to seduce her, but fails and proceeds to defame her into believing that Matea maintains relations with the priest. The people believe him and demand to cure her; he refuses and locks himself away with Matea. During the lockdown, they develop a passionate love, but fate arrives and the priest dies. Matea becomes a kind of priestess which is known as the "Black Widow".
External links[]
- La viuda negra at IMDb
- Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE) (in Spanish)
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- 1977 films
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- Films based on Mexican novels
- Films directed by Arturo Ripstein
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