El evangelio de las maravillas
El evangelio de las maravillas is a 1998 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot
"La Nueva Jerusalem" is a small community of believers led by Papá Basilio and Mamá Dorita. They're waiting for the second coming of Christ, so they've abandoned the world, searching for a new spiritual life. Mamá Dorita sees in young Tomasa the signals of the chosen one. The young girl will be the new leader in "La Nueva Jerusalem".Cast
- Francisco Rabal as Papá Basilio
- Katy Jurado as Mamá Dorita
- Flor Eduarda Gurrola as Tomasa
- Carolina Papaleo as Nélida
- Bruno Bichir as Gavilán
- Patricia Reyes Spíndola as Micaela
- Rafael Inclán
- Rodrigo Ostap as Fidel
- Angelina Peláez as Elodia
- Gina Morett as Rita
- Juan Carlos Colombo
- Rafael Velasco as Mateo
- Marta Aura
- Asunción Balaguer as woman in the congregation
- Teresa Mondragón
- Julieta Egurrola as Tomasa's mother