La monja alférez backdrop

La monja alférez 1944 Directed by Emilio Gómez Muriel

A 17th century woman, imprisoned for fighting in a bar, recounts her past to a priest. She tells of her father teaching her how to fence, of being sent to a convent by her aunt when her father died, of escaping by dressing as a man, and of her life as a man following the escape.

Country Mexico
Production Country Mexico
Language Spanish
Spoken Language Spanish
Gneres Adventure , History
Production Company Clasa Films Mundiales
Release Date 27 July 1944
88 mins
Cast
María Félix Catalina de Erauso
José Cibrián Juan de Aguirre
José Pidal Don César, canónigo
Fanny Schiller Doña Úrsula
Paco Fuentes Don Miguel de Erauso
Eugenia Galindo Doña Cristina
Maruja Grifell Reverenda madre
José Goula Don Claudio
Lauro Benítez Don Indalecio
Jesús Valero Sacerdote
Manuel Sánchez Navarro Don Diego Fernández de Córdova, Virrey del Peru
Enrique García Álvarez Don Ignacio de Aguirre