Synopsis
Towards the end of the 16th century, the Spanish conquerors living in the New World faced a serious problem: the evangelization of the indigenous people, who did not understand or accept Christianity due to their unshakable faith in their own religion. The court of the Inquisition cracks down on heretics and the natives prepare for a general uprising ...
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Gabriel RetesDirector
- Gabriel RetesScreenplay
- Pedro F. MiretWriter
Cast
- Aarón HernánFray Pedro Francisco de Cañas
- Tito JuncoVirrey Don Martín Gómez de Peralta y Montellano
- Bruno ReyDon Javier
- Juan Ángel MartínezMaestro Manuel Ortiz
- Ignacio RetesDon Diego de Alba
- Jorge Humberto RoblesSiervo
- Jorge SantoyoCapitán español
- Carlos ChávezCast
- Abel WoolrichCast
- María RojoIntérprete indígena
- Guillermo GilFray Antonio
- Elpidia CarrilloMujer de Don Diego de Alba
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Themes
faithinquisitionindigenousreligionhistoricalroman catholic churchconquestspanish inquisitionfaith vs atheism