The Virgin of Lust (2002)
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?
Director: Arturo Ripstein
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Juan Diego as Gimeno-Mikado |
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Ariadna Gil as Lola |
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Luis Felipe Tovar as Nacho |
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Patricia Reyes Spíndola as Raquel |
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Julián Pastor as Don Lázaro |
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Alberto Estrella as Gardenia |
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Daniel Giménez Cacho as Toledano |
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Eligio Meléndez as Don Nemesio |
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Carmen Madrid as Imelda |
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Carlos Chávez as Ezequiel |
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Gonçalo Diniz as Fabregats |
| Directing | Arturo Ripstein | Director |
| Writing | Max Aub | Writer |
| Writing | Paz Alicia Garciadiego | Writer |
| Editing | Fernando Pardo | Editor |
