La monja alférez
1944 · 1h 28m · PG
Adventure, History
Directed by
Emilio Gómez Muriel
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Emilio Gómez Muriel Director
- María Félix as Catalina de Erauso
- Ángel Garasa as Roger
- José Cibrián as Juan de Aguirre
- Delia Magaña as Elvira
- José Pidal as Don César, canónigo
- Fanny Schiller as Doña Úrsula
- Paco Fuentes as Don Miguel de Erauso
- Eugenia Galindo as Doña Cristina
- Esther Luquín as Beatriz
- Maruja Grifell as Reverenda madre
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