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The Virgin of Lust (2002)

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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 & Crew

Director
Arturo Ripstein
  • Profile picture of Juan Diego
    Gimeno-Mikado Juan Diego
  • Profile picture of Ariadna Gil
    Lola Ariadna Gil
  • Profile picture of Luis Felipe Tovar
    Nacho Luis Felipe Tovar
  • Profile picture of Patricia Reyes Spíndola
    Raquel Patricia Reyes Spíndola
  • Profile picture of Julián Pastor
    Don Lázaro Julián Pastor
  • Profile picture of Alberto Estrella
    Gardenia Alberto Estrella
  • Profile picture of Daniel Giménez Cacho
    Toledano Daniel Giménez Cacho
  • Profile picture of Eligio Meléndez
    Don Nemesio Eligio Meléndez

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