''El evangelio de las maravillas'' ("The Gospel of the Marvels") is a 1998 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 ...

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 screened in the

Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films w ...

section at the

1998 Cannes Film Festival The 51st Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 1998. American director, producer, screenwriter, and film historian Martin Scorsese was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the Greek film '' Mia aioniotita kai mia mera'' by Theo An ...

Plot

"La Nueva Jerusalem" is a small community of believers led by Papá Basilio (Rabal) and Mamá Dorita (Jurado). They're waiting for the second coming of Christ, so they've abandoned the world, searching for a new spiritual life. Mamá Dorita sees in young Tomasa (Gurrola) the signals of the chosen one. The young girl will be the new leader in "La Nueva Jerusalem".

Cast

Francisco Rabal Francisco Rabal Valera (8 March 1926 – 29 August 2001), better known as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter born in Águilas, a town in the south-western part of the province of Murcia, Spain. Throughout his career, Raba ...

as Papá Basilio *

Katy Jurado María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García (16 January 1924 – 5 July 2002), known professionally as Katy Jurado, was a Mexican actress. Jurado began her acting career in Mexico during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. In 1951, she was rec ...

as Mamá Dorita * Flor Eduarda Gurrola as Tomasa (as Edwarda Gurrola) *

Carolina Papaleo Carolina Papaleo (b. Buenos Aires, 19 January 1969) is an Argentine actress of theater, film and television. She is the daughter of the actress Irma Roy and the journalist Osvaldo Papaleo. From a very young age she wanted to be an actress like her ...

as Nélida *

Bruno Bichir Bruno Bichir Nájera (born 6 October 1967) is a Mexican actor and one of the members of the Bichir family. Biography Bichir was born in Mexico City. He started his acting career at the age of five in several theater, film and television series. ...

as Gavilán *

Patricia Reyes Spíndola Patricia Verónica Núñez Reyes Spíndola (born 11 July 1953) is a Mexican actress, director, and producer. She has received four Ariel Awards, two for Best Actress ('' Los Motivos de Luz'' in 1985 and ''The Queen of the Night'' in 1994), and ...

as Micaela *

Rafael Inclán Rafael Jiménez Inclán (born February 22, 1941) is a Mexican actor. He has starred in movies (several of them of which are so-called ficheras), telenovelas (Spanish soap operas), and stage works. His career began in 1969. He is actor Alfonso ...

* Rodrigo Ostap as Fidel * Angelina Peláez as Elodia * Gina Morett as Rita *

Juan Carlos Colombo Juan Carlos Colombo (born 7 November 1950 in San Juan, Argentina) is an Argentine–Mexican actor. He has resided in Mexico since 1975, where he studied acting and met his wife, actress Patricia Eguía. Colombo is the father of the Argentine-Mex ...

* Rafael Velasco as Mateo * Marta Aura * Asunción Balaguer as woman in the congregation * Teresa Mondragón *

Julieta Egurrola Julieta Egurrola (born 13 June 1953, Mexico City) is a Mexican actress. She studied acting at ''Centro Universitario de Teatro'' and has participated in more than 41 theater plays. Trajectory Telenovelas TV Azteca * Los Rey (2012) ... ...

as Tomasa's mother

References

External links

* 1998 films 1998 drama films Mexican drama films 1990s Spanish-language films Films directed by Arturo Ripstein Films scored by David Mansfield 1990s Mexican films {{1990s-drama-film-stub