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la virgen de guadalupe y otras historias religiosas 6 peliculas spanish
la virgen de guadalupe y otras historias religiosas includes la virgen de guadalupe y murio por nosotros hermana blanca bernardita de lourdes san francisco de asis y cristo negro this collection gathers six of the best religious movies of mexican culture . la virgen de guadalupe starring valentin trujillo leads the collection . our lady of guadalupe also called the virgin of guadalupe is a 16th century roman catholic mexican icon depicting an apparition of the virgin mary . it is perhaps mexicos most popular religious and cultural image . this visually stunning color saturated film reconstructs the story of guadalupe and her role in ameliorating the violent chaos of the 16th century aztec empire . overrun by spanish conquistadors the land now known as mexico was on the brink of an enforced religious conversion to the catholicism of european colonists . as many natives violently resisted a hero named juan diego seeing the transcendental spirit of guadalupe carried her message of catholicism throughout the land . valentin trujillo and fernando allende star in this captivating religious drama . also includes san francisco de asis a story about saint francis of assisi the wealthy young man who gave up his riches to become the protector of animals and men . br br spanish language film .