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The Virgin of Lust
2002 6.9 (134 votes) 2h 31m
Genres
Drama Fantasy Romance
Production Companies
Mate Producciones S.A.
Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad
Fado Filmes
Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía

The Virgin of Lust (La virgen de la lujuria)

Overview

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?

Key Crew

Director: Arturo Ripstein

Writer: Max Aub, Paz Alicia Garciadiego

Top Cast

Juan Diego
Juan Diego

Gimeno-Mikado

Ariadna Gil
Ariadna Gil

Lola

Luis Felipe Tovar
Luis Felipe Tovar

Nacho

Patricia Reyes Spíndola
Patricia Reyes Spíndola

Raquel

Julián Pastor
Julián Pastor

Don Lázaro

Alberto Estrella
Alberto Estrella

Gardenia

Daniel Giménez Cacho
Daniel Giménez Cacho

Toledano

Eligio Meléndez
Eligio Meléndez

Don Nemesio

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