The Crime of Padre Amaro
El Crimen del Padre Amaro
Release: 2002-10-01
·Runtime: 118m
·★ 6.7
Drama
Romance
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.
Production Countries
Mexico
Production Companies
Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Alameda Films
Cinecolor-México
Cinecolor-Argentina
Artcam y Fonds Sud Cinéma
Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad
Cast
Gael García Bernal
as Padre Amaro
Ana Claudia Talancón
as Amelia
Sancho Gracia
as Padre Benito Díaz
Angélica Aragón
as Augustina Sanjuanera
Luisa Huertas
as Dionisia
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
as Obispo
Damián Alcázar
as Padre Natalio Pérez
Verónica Langer
as Amparito
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
as El Presidente Municipal Gordo
Roger Nevares
as Padre Galván
Jorge Zárate
as Padre Mauro
