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The Virgin of Lust

Aug 30, 2002 · 2h 31m
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Drama
Fantasy
Romance

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In Vera Cruz in the 1940s, Nacho, an Indian, waits tables at Don Lázaro's café at Hotel Ofélia. He falls for Lola, an opium-addicted, alcoholic whore who's hopelessly in love with Gardenia Wilson, a masked wrestler who slept with her once but knows she's unbalanced. Don Lázaro warns Nacho about Lola, and Nacho knows his love will be unrequited, but he'll do anything, regardless of how degrading, to be near her. Lola, for her part, can be sadistic. Republican exiles who are regulars at the café encourage Lola's desire to assassinate Franco. Nacho in turn mixes this political mirage with his fascination with the plot of "The Mikado." Where do fantasies and obsessions lead?

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CAST

Juan Diego
Gimeno-Mikado
Ariadna Gil
Lola
Luis Felipe Tovar
Nacho
Patricia Reyes Spíndola
Raquel
Julián Pastor
Don Lázaro
Alberto Estrella
Gardenia
Daniel Giménez Cacho
Toledano
Eligio Meléndez
Don Nemesio
Directed by Arturo Ripstein

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
ES
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Mate Producciones S.A., Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad, Fado Filmes, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Country
MX

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