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Entre Monjas Anda El Diablo

1973 1h 25m ES
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8.0
BANGER
★8.0TMDB · 46
Comedy
Synopsis
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A man called “The Devil” makes a living in cock-fights. He falls for a girl who's about to enter the monastery.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
René Cardona
Writers
Adolfo Torres Portillo, Adolfo Torres Portillo
Languages
Spanish
Countries
Mexico

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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53 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by René Cardona, shot by Raúl Domínguez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor José Juan Munguía shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Vicente Fernández and Angélica María and Sara García carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0179795 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 46 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

René Cardona directs. Raúl Domínguez behind the camera. José Juan Munguía cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
  • 253 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
  • 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 4Directed by René Cardona, shot by Raúl Domínguez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 5Editor José Juan Munguía shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 6Vicente Fernández and Angélica María and Sara García carry the top of the cast.
  • 7IMDB entry: tt0179795 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Only 46 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Raúl Domínguez
Editing
José Juan Munguía
Runtime
85 min · 1h 25m
Status
Released
Original language
ES

Also by

René Cardona

Production companies

Who made it

  • ES

    Estudios América

    MX

  • CI

    Cima Films

Key crew

  • MusicGilberto Parra
  • EditorJosé Juan Munguía
  • ScriptDamián Acosta Esparza

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • musical
  • satan

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical1973-02-15

Also known as

International titles

  • Volver, VolverES

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