1991 | B/N | 95:51 Seventeen-year-old Natividad is bored at home. Benjamín, the town fool, falls in love with the girl and abducts her, holding her captive in hopes of seducing her. Natividad plays on Benjamín’s devotion and the confidences shared by his sister, Micaela. The intervention of Leandro—who also desires Natividad—triggers a violent episode that seals her fate and restores Benjamín’s reputation in town. Country: México Direction: Carrera; Carlos Script: Carrera; Carlos, Ortiz; Ignacio Production: Ramírez Suárez; Jorge Photography: Pérez Grobet; Xavier Sound: Cámara; Fernando Music: Amozorrutia; José, Giacomán; Alejandro Cast:López Rojas; Eduardo, Doria; Malena, Ramírez; Arcelia, Palomo; Eduardo, Espín; Ana Bertha, Colombo; Juan Carlos, de Bernal; Farnesio, Márquez; Rubén, Erazo; Luis Ignacio, Gardiel; Enrique Art direction: Carrasco; Gloria Participation year at FICM: 2026
1991 | B/N | 95:51 Seventeen-year-old Natividad is bored at home. Benjamín, the town fool, falls in love with the girl and abducts her, holding her captive in hopes of seducing her. Natividad plays on Benjamín’s devotion and the confidences shared by his sister, Micaela. The intervention of Leandro—who also desires Natividad—triggers a violent episode that seals her fate and restores Benjamín’s reputation in town. Country: México Direction: Carrera; Carlos Script: Carrera; Carlos, Ortiz; Ignacio Production: Ramírez Suárez; Jorge Photography: Pérez Grobet; Xavier Sound: Cámara; Fernando Music: Amozorrutia; José, Giacomán; Alejandro Cast:López Rojas; Eduardo, Doria; Malena, Ramírez; Arcelia, Palomo; Eduardo, Espín; Ana Bertha, Colombo; Juan Carlos, de Bernal; Farnesio, Márquez; Rubén, Erazo; Luis Ignacio, Gardiel; Enrique Art direction: Carrasco; Gloria Participation year at FICM: 2026
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