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The Virgin of Lust

La virgen de la lujuria

20022h 31mDrama · Fantasy · Romance
directed by Arturo Ripstein
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Synopsis

In Vera Cruz in the 1940s, Nacho, an Indian, waits tables at Don Lázaro's café at Hotel Ofélia. He falls for Lola, an opium-addicted, alcoholic whore who's hopelessly in love with Gardenia Wilson, a masked wrestler who slept with her once but knows she's unbalanced. Don Lázaro warns Nacho about Lola, and Nacho knows his love will be unrequited, but he'll do anything, regardless of how degrading, to be near her. Lola, for her part, can be sadistic. Republican exiles who are regulars at the café encourage Lola's desire to assassinate Franco. Nacho in turn mixes this political mirage with his fascination with the plot of "The Mikado." Where do fantasies and obsessions lead?

Cast

Juan Diego·Gimeno-Mikado
Ariadna Gil·Lola
Luis Felipe Tovar·Nacho
Patricia Reyes Spíndola·Raquel
Julián Pastor·Don Lázaro
Alberto Estrella·Gardenia
Daniel Giménez Cacho·Toledano
Eligio Meléndez·Don Nemesio
Carmen Madrid·Imelda
Carlos Chávez·Ezequiel