The Crime of Padre Amaro
“Lead us not into temptation”
2002•R•1h 58m•6.7•Released
DramaRomance
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.
Director
Carlos Carrera
Writer
Vicente Leñero
Budget
$2M
Languages
Spanish
Studio
Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Cast
Gael García Bernal
Padre Amaro
Ana Claudia Talancón
Amelia
Sancho Gracia
Padre Benito Díaz
Angélica Aragón
Augustina Sanjuanera
Luisa Huertas
Dionisia
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Obispo
Gastón Melo
Martín
Damián Alcázar
Padre Natalio Pérez
Andrés Montiel
Rubén de la Rosa
Gerardo Moscoso
Doc
Alfredo González
Viejo
Verónica Langer
Amparito
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
El Presidente Municipal Gordo
Lorenzo de Rodas
Don Paco de la Rosa
Roger Nevares
Padre Galván
Production
Company
Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Company
Alameda Films
Company
Cinecolor-México
Company
Cinecolor-Argentina
Company
Artcam y Fonds Sud Cinéma
Company
Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad
Producer
Claudia Becker
Producer
Alfredo Ripstein Jr.
Producer
Daniel Birman Ripstein
Producer
José María Morales
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