Top Cast
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Assumpta Serna
Juana Inés de la Cruz
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Dominique Sanda
La Virreina
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Héctor Alterio
El Virrey
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Lautaro Murúa
Arzobispo
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Alberto Segado
Padre Miranda
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Franklin Caicedo
Santa Cruz
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Graciela Araujo
Hermana Ursula
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Hugo Soto
Amante en flashback del palacio
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Márgara Alonso
Overview
A 17th-century Mexican nun defies expectations by becoming a renowned intellectual and writer during the Spanish Inquisition.
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Zama
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