La monja alférez (1944)
Overview
A 17th century woman, imprisoned for fighting in a bar, recounts her past to a priest. She tells of her father teaching her how to fence, of being sent to a convent by her aunt when her father died, of escaping by dressing as a man, and of her life as a man following the escape.
Cast
María Félix
Catalina de Erauso
Ángel Garasa
Roger
José Cibrián
Juan de Aguirre
Delia Magaña
Elvira
José Pidal
Don César, canónigo
Fanny Schiller
Doña Úrsula
Eugenia Galindo
Doña Cristina
Maruja Grifell
Reverenda madre
José Goula
Don Claudio
Jesús Valero
Sacerdote
Enrique García Álvarez
Don Ignacio de AguirreRecommendations
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