Divine Words (1978)

6.6/10 100 min Drama

Overview

Mari Gaila (Silvia Pinal), is an adulteress 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 adultery with her lover, Mari Gaila is caged naked and punished by the people.

Cast

Silvia Pinal

Mari Gaila

Mario Almada

Séptimo Miau

Guillermo Orea

Pedro Galio

Magda Vizcaíno

Juana la Reina

Alicia Encinas

Tamara Garina

Lucy Tovar

Gloria Mestre

Jorge Noble

Miguel Ángel Fuentes

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