''Divinas palabras'' (

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: ''Divine Words'') is a

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film directed by

Juan Ibáñez Juan Ibáñez (April 20, 1938 – September 12, 2000) was a Mexican actor, film director, producer and writer. He was born in Guanajuato, Guanajuato and died in Mexico City. Works *''Un alma pura'', (1965) writer, director *''Los caifanes'' (a.k ...

and starring Silvia Pinal and Mario Almada. The film is based on the play of the same name by Spanish author

Ramón del Valle-Inclán Ramón María del Valle-Inclán y de la Peña (in Vilanova de Arousa, Galicia, Spain, 28 October 1866 – Santiago de Compostela, 5 January 1936) was a Spanish dramatist, novelist and member of the Spanish Generation of 98. He is considered pe ...

Plot

Mari Gaila ( Silvia Pinal), is a lady who lives between ragged, thieves, prostitutes, dwarfs and other misshapen beings, in a rare box at a country and a vague time. Her husband, is a poor sacristan who agrees with other relatives to do business with the display of his orphaned nephew, a mentally retarded dwarf. Caught in committing deception with her lover, Mari Gaila is caged naked and punished by the people.

Cast

* Silvia Pinal ... ''Mari Gaila'' * Mario Almada ... ''Séptimo Miau'' *

Rita Macedo Rita Macedo (April 21, 1925 – December 5, 1993) was a Mexican actress and dressmaker. She was nominated for an Ariel Award for her 1956 performance in "Ensayo de un crimen" and in 1991 for a TVyNovelas Prize for "Alcanzar una estrella". She wo ...

... ''Benita la costurera'' * Guillermo Orea... ''Pedro Galio'' * Martha Zavaleta ... ''Tatula'' * Martha Verduzco ... ''Marica'' * Carmen Flores ... ''Simoniña'' * Xavier Estrada ... ''Laureano''

Comments

This plot of del Valle-Inclán, had given to the young Mexican director Juan Ibáñez very successful when he carried to the theater before his start as a film director with ''Los Caifanes'' (1966), striking and innovative film. The actress Silvia Pinal revealed: ''"I was going to do this movie with Luis Buñuel in

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, but he struggled with the copyright."''''El cine de Silvia Pinal'', p.137-138

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