La monja alférez

1h 28min

Adventure

History

A 17th century woman, imprisoned for fighting in a bar, recounts her past to a priest. She tells of her father teaching her how to fence, of being sent to a convent by her aunt when her father died, of escaping by dressing as a man, and of her life as a man following the escape.

Cast

María Félix

María Félix

Catalina de Erauso
José Cibrián

José Cibrián

Juan de Aguirre
José Pidal

José Pidal

Don César, canónigo
Fanny Schiller

Fanny Schiller

Doña Úrsula
Paco Fuentes

Paco Fuentes

Don Miguel de Erauso
Eugenia Galindo

Eugenia Galindo

Doña Cristina
Maruja Grifell

Maruja Grifell

Reverenda madre
José Goula

José Goula

Don Claudio
Lauro Benítez

Lauro Benítez

Don Indalecio
Jesús Valero

Jesús Valero

Sacerdote
Manuel Sánchez Navarro

Manuel Sánchez Navarro

Don Diego Fernández de Córdova, Virrey del Peru
Enrique García Álvarez

Enrique García Álvarez

Don Ignacio de Aguirre

Release date

27th Jul 1944

Status

Released

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