''The Holy Office'' ( es, El santo oficio) is a 1974 Mexican

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Arturo Ripstein Arturo Ripstein y Rosen (born December 13, 1943) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter. Considered the "Godfather of independent Mexican cinema", Ripstein's work is generally characterized by "somber, slow-paced, macabre melodramas tackling ...

. It was nominated for the

Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

at the

1974 Cannes Film Festival The 27th Cannes Film Festival was held from 9 to 24 May 1974. The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film went to ''The Conversation'' by Francis Ford Coppola. The festival opened with '' Amarcord'', directed by Federico Fellini and closed ...

and won the Silver Goddess for Best Film in 1974 awarded by the Mexican Cinema Journalists.

Cast

* - Luis de Carvajal (?) *

Diana Bracho Diana Bracho (born Diana Guadalupe Bracho y Bordes Mangel; 12 December 1944, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actress. Early life Diana Bracho is the daughter of actor/director Julio Bracho, the niece of actress Andrea Palma and the aunt of ...

- Mariana de Carvajal (?) *

Claudio Brook Claudio Brook (born Claude Sydney Brook Marnat, 28 August 1927 – 18 October 1995) was a Mexican actor. Life Born in Mexico City, Brook had a prolific career, making around 100 film and television appearances in his 38 years as an actor. He ...

- Alonso de Peralta * Ana Mérida - Francisca * Arturo Beristáin - Baltasar * Martha Navarro - Catalina Morales *

Silvia Mariscal Silvia Mariscal (born Silvia Ramírez Aguilar on September 13, 1946, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actress. She appeared in the 2008 Mexican film ''Nora's Will ''Nora's Will'' ( es, Cinco días sin Nora, also released as ''Five Days Wi ...

- Justa Méndez *

Antonio Bravo Antonio Bravo (12 May 1906 – 28 February 1992) was a Spanish-born Mexican film and television actor.Agrasánchez, Jr. p.159 He appeared in more than a hundred and forty productions during a lengthy career. Selected filmography * ''Beautiful ...

- Rabine Morales * Peter Gonzales Falcón - Fray Gaspar (as Peter Gonzales) * Mario Castillón Bracho - Gregorio López * Farnesio de Bernal - Fray Hernando *

Rafael Banquells Rafael Banquells (born Rafael Banquells Garafulla; 25 June 1917 – 27 October 1990) was a Cuban-born Mexican actor, director and TV producer known in Mexico as Rafael Banquells (I). Biography Banquells was born on 25 June 1917 in La Habana, ...

- Principal of the Real Audience * Jorge Fegán - Padre Oroz * Martín LaSalle - Díaz Márquez *

Florencio Castelló Florencio Castelló (1905 – 23 August 1986) was a Spanish actor, known for participating in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, acting alongside personalities of Mexican cinema such as Pedro Infante and Cantinflas. He usually played roles ...

- Fray Lorenzo de Albornoz * Carlos Nieto - Inquisidor Juan Lobo Guerrero *

Nathanael León Nathanael is a biblical given name derived from the Hebrew נְתַנְאֵל (''Netan'el''), which means "God/ El has given" or "Gift of God/ El." Nathaniel is the variant form of this name and it stands to this day as the usual and most common s ...

- Monje * Carlos Pouliot - Amante de Justa Méndez *

Cecilia Leger Cecilia is a personal name originating in the name of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music. The name has been popularly used in Europe (particularly the United Kingdom and Italy, where in 2018 it was the 43rd most popular name for girls born ...

* Juan José Martínez Casado - Carcelero * Rodolfo Velez - Cocinero * Luz Elena Silva *

Ramón Menéndez Ramón Menéndez (born January 21, 1950) is a Cuban-American film director and screenwriter. He is best known for writing and directing the 1988 film '' Stand and Deliver''. His other film directing credits include '' Money for Nothing'' (1993) ...

- Manuel de Lucena

References

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* 1974 films Latin-language films 1970s Hebrew-language films 1970s Spanish-language films 1974 drama films Films directed by Arturo Ripstein Mexican drama films 1974 multilingual films Mexican multilingual films 1970s Mexican films {{1970s-drama-film-stub