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La mujer de Benjamín
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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