Film

The Virgin of Lust

2002 · 2h 31m · Drama · Fantasy · Romance

IMDb

5.4

In Vera Cruz in the 1940s, Nacho, an Indian, waits tables at Don Lázaro's café at Hotel Ofélia. He falls for Lola, an opium-addicted, alcoholic whore who's hopelessly in love with Gardenia Wilson, a masked wrestler who slept with her once but knows she's unbalanced. Don Lázaro warns Nacho about Lola, and Nacho knows his love will be unrequited, but he'll do anything, regardless of how degrading, to be near her. Lola, for her part, can be sadistic. Republican exiles who are regulars at the café encourage Lola's desire to assassinate Franco. Nacho in turn mixes this political mirage with his fascination with the plot of "The Mikado." Where do fantasies and obsessions lead?

Juan Diego

Gimeno-Mikado

Ariadna Gil

Lola

Luis Felipe Tovar

Nacho

Patricia Reyes Spíndola

Raquel

Julián Pastor

Don Lázaro

Alberto Estrella

Gardenia

Daniel Giménez Cacho

Toledano

Eligio Meléndez

Don Nemesio

Carmen Madrid

Imelda

Carlos Chávez

Ezequiel

Gonçalo Diniz

Fabregats

• Arturo RipsteinDirector
• Max AubWriter
• Paz Alicia GarciadiegoWriter
• Fernando PardoEditor

Release date

August 30, 2002

Status

Released

Original language

Spanish

Runtime

2h 31m

Rated

C

Genres

Drama, Fantasy, Romance

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