''Divinas palabras'' (

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: ''Divine Words'') is a

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat ...

Mexican film directed by

Juan Ibáñez Juan Ibáñez (April 20, 1938 – September 12, 2000) was a Mexican actor, film director, producer and writer. He was born in Guanajuato, Guanajuato and died in Mexico City. Works *''Un alma pura'', (1965) writer, director *'' Los caifanes'' (a. ...

and starring

Silvia Pinal Silvia Pinal Hidalgo (born 12 September 1931) is a Mexican actress. She began her career in the theater, venturing into cinema in 1949. Her film work and popularity in her native country led her to work in Europe (Spain and Italy). Pinal achiev ...

and Mario Almada. The film is based on the play of the same name by

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author

Ramón del Valle-Inclán Ramón María del Valle-Inclán y de la Peña (in Vilanova de Arousa, Galicia, Spain, 28 October 1866 – Santiago de Compostela, 5 January 1936) was a Spanish dramatist, novelist and member of the Spanish Generation of 98. He is considered per ...

Plot

Mari Gaila (

), is a lady who lives between ragged, thieves, prostitutes, dwarfs and other misshapen beings, in a rare box at a country and a vague time. Her husband, is a poor sacristan who agrees with other relatives to do business with the display of his orphaned nephew, a mentally retarded dwarf. Caught in committing deception with her lover, Mari Gaila is caged naked and punished by the people.

Cast

... ''Mari Gaila'' * Mario Almada ... ''Séptimo Miau'' *

Rita Macedo Rita Macedo (April 21, 1925 – December 5, 1993) was a Mexican actress and dressmaker. She was nominated for an Ariel Award for her 1956 performance in "Ensayo de un crimen" and in 1991 for a TVyNovelas Prize for "Alcanzar una estrella". She wo ...

... ''Benita la costurera'' * Guillermo Orea... ''Pedro Galio'' * Martha Zavaleta ... ''Tatula'' * Martha Verduzco ... ''Marica'' * Carmen Flores ... ''Simoniña'' * Xavier Estrada ... ''Laureano''

Comments

This plot of del Valle-Inclán, had given to the young Mexican director Juan Ibáñez very successful when he carried to the theater before his start as a film director with ''Los Caifanes'' (1966), striking and innovative film. The actress Silvia Pinal revealed: ''"I was going to do this movie with

Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel Portolés (; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish-Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico, and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians, and directors to be one of the greatest and ...

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, but he struggled with the copyright."''''El cine de Silvia Pinal'', p.137-138

References

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1977 drama films 1977 films Mexican films based on plays 1970s Spanish-language films Mexican drama films 1970s Mexican films Spanish-language drama films {{1970s-Mexico-film-stub