''El pecado de Adán y Eva'' ('The Sin of Adam and Eve') is a Mexican biblical epic

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from 1969.

Production background

The film, directed by Miguel Zacarías, retells the

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story of

Adam and Eve Adam and Eve, according to the creation myth of the Abrahamic religions, were the first man and woman. They are central to the belief that humanity is in essence a single family, with everyone descended from a single pair of original ancestors. ...

. Mexican actor Jorge Rivero played Adam, while newcomer Candice 'Candy' Wilson played Eve. There are no other actors in the film. The movie is largely silent, with the actors gesturing and calling each other's names to communicate. The film has some opening narration, as well as the voice of

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saying a few phrases from the heavens. The film gained notoriety because Rivero and Wilson appear fully

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throughout most of the film, with occasional glimpses of genitalia, pubic hair and female nipples. The film was picked up by Dimension Pictures.

Stephanie Rothman Stephanie Rothman (born November 9, 1936) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter, known for her low-budget independent exploitation films made in the 1960s and 1970s, especially ''The Student Nurses'' (1970) and ''Terminal Isla ...

and her husband Charles Swartz supervised re editing and dubbing the film for US release.

References

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* 1969 films Mexican historical drama films 1960s Spanish-language films Films based on the Book of Genesis Films directed by Miguel Zacarías Films about Adam and Eve Dimension Pictures films 1960s Mexican films {{1960s-Mexico-film-stub