El Mito

2021
17m

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Teresa Sánchez, Olga Patlán, and Luz Zavala in El Mito (2021)

In the late 17th century, in Querétaro, Mexico, a Spanish maiden gives birth to a creature. The maiden claims to be possessed by African and indigenous demons. Franciscan friars attempt to e... Read allIn the late 17th century, in Querétaro, Mexico, a Spanish maiden gives birth to a creature. The maiden claims to be possessed by African and indigenous demons. Franciscan friars attempt to exorcise the evil spirits, only to accuse a mixed-race witch of summoning them. The commiss... Read allIn the late 17th century, in Querétaro, Mexico, a Spanish maiden gives birth to a creature. The maiden claims to be possessed by African and indigenous demons. Franciscan friars attempt to exorcise the evil spirits, only to accuse a mixed-race witch of summoning them. The commissioner of the Holy Office, investigating the occurrence, draws his own conclusions, but som... Read all

Director
- Héctor Falcón
Writers
- Héctor Falcón
- María José Vázquez de la Mora
Stars

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YOUR RATING

Director
- Héctor Falcón
Writers
- Héctor Falcón
- María José Vázquez de la Mora
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The film is inspired by a well-documented case that has been studied by scholars and historians. The curator Juan de Miranda, Juana de los Reyes, Fray Pablo Sarmiento, Mariana the midwife and Josepha Ramos are characters based on real people. According to the official documents of the Holy Inquisition, Juana de los Reyes was not possessed by the devil but was pregnant with her own brother. She and Josepha Ramos were punished and imprisoned. Juana's brother was sent to a convent in Spain. Josepha Ramos remains in the local collective memory as an infamous colonial witch called "the mouse sucker" (la chuparratones).