Sent to Mexico to help take care of aging Father Benito, young Father Amaro faces a moral challenge when he meets a 16-year-old girl who he starts an affair with. Likewise, the girl's mother had been having an affair with Father Benito. Father Amaro must choose between a holy or sinful life.
Directed by Carlos Carrera
drug crime
heart attack
drug trafficking
pregnancy
mexican province
celibacy
priest
catholicism
new mexican cinema
Rank
#73 in 2002·#4122 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Gael García Bernal
Padre Amaro
Ana Claudia Talancón
Amelia
Sancho Gracia
Padre Benito Díaz
Angélica Aragón
Augustina Sanjuanera
Luisa Huertas
Dionisia
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Obispo
Damián Alcázar
Padre Natalio Pérez
Andrés Montiel
Rubén de la Rosa
Verónica Langer
Amparito
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
El Presidente Municipal Gordo
Roger Nevares
Padre Galván
Jorge Zárate
Padre Mauro
Crew
Carlos Carrera
Director
Vicente Leñero
Screenplay
Daniel Birman Ripstein
Producer
Alfredo Ripstein Jr.
Producer
José María Morales
Producer
Atahualpa Lichy
Producer
María Estela Fernández
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
119 reviews
diegosupercooldude
6.0★ · 04/18/26
this is pretty much a horror movie from the perspective of amelia
this is pretty much a horror movie from the perspective of amelia
Regina
8.0★ · 04/23/26
Padre imbecil xd.
Padre imbecil xd.
Leia Skywalker
7.0★ · 04/23/26
“El único infierno es la soledad.”
“El único infierno es la soledad.”
mari botones
8.0★ · 03/13/26
“hiciste voto de castidad”
“pos sí porque me obligaron”gael garcía estás bien chulo oye te amo jeje precioso
“hiciste voto de castidad”
“pos sí porque me obligaron”gael garcía estás bien chulo oye te amo jeje precioso
Mar Barcelata
8.0★ · 02/24/26
hereje son or catholic masturbatestojesus daughter
me gustó mucho la peli
hereje son or catholic masturbatestojesus daughter
