The Crime of Padre Amaro
Directed by Carlos Carrera
Starring Gael García Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancón, Sancho Gracia, Angélica Aragón, Luisa Huertas, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Gastón Melo, Damián Alcázar, Andrés Montiel, Gerardo Moscoso
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Sent to Mexico to help take care of aging Father Benito, young Father Amaro faces a moral challenge when he meets a 16-year-old girl who he starts an affair with. Likewise, the girl's mother had been having an affair with Father Benito. Father Amaro must choose between a holy or sinful life.
- Original title
- El crimen del padre Amaro
- Original language
- Spanish
- Screenplay
- Vicente Leñero, Eça de Queirós
- Music
- Rosino Serrano
- Cinematography
- Guillermo Granillo
- Cast
- Angélica Aragón, Luisa Huertas, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Gastón Melo, Damián Alcázar, Andrés Montiel, Gerardo Moscoso, Alfredo González, Verónica Langer
Updated July 22, 2026
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