El tejedor de milagros

Dec 27, 1962

1h 35m

★ 5.7

Overview

Arnulfo is a man weaving baskets. Remedios has given birth in front of the house of a woman and her aid, but the village is spread the word that the child born as a child God and an atheist would think exploit to their advantage the "miracle ".

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Sagitario Films

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Cast

Señor Cura

Pedro Armendáriz

Remedios

Columba Domínguez

Verania

Begoña Palacios

Don Cleofas

José Luis Jiménez

Arnulfo

Enrique Lucero

Teófilo

Sergio Bustamante

Jacinta

Aurora Clavel

Marcial

José Gálvez

Eustolia

Hortensia Santoveña

Pueblerina

Fanny Schiller

Doña Agustina

Ada Carrasco

Enedina

Virginia Manzano

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