El evangelio de las maravillas

El evangelio de las maravillas
Directed by	Arturo Ripstein
Written by	Paz Alicia Garciadiego
Produced by	Laura Imperiale
Starring	Francisco Rabal
Cinematography	Guillermo Granillo
Edited by	Ximena Cuevas
Music by	David Mansfield
Release date	25 September 1998 (1998-09-25)
Running time	112 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

El evangelio de las maravillas ("The Gospel of the Marvels") is a 1998 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. ^[1] It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. ^[2]

Plot

"La Nueva Jerusalem" is a small community of believers led by Papá Basilio (Rabal) and Mamá Dorita (Jurado). They're waiting for the second coming of Christ, so they've abandoned the world, searching for a new spiritual life. Mamá Dorita sees in young Tomasa (Gurrola) the signals of the chosen one. The young girl will be the new leader in "La Nueva Jerusalem".

Cast

• Francisco Rabal as Papá Basilio
• Katy Jurado as Mamá Dorita
• Flor Eduarda Gurrola as Tomasa (as Edwarda Gurrola)
• Carolina Papaleo as Nélida
• Bruno Bichir as Gavilán
• Patricia Reyes Spíndola as Micaela
• Rafael Inclán
• Rodrigo Ostap as Fidel
• Angelina Peláez as Elodia
• Gina Morett as Rita
• Juan Carlos Colombo
• Rafael Velasco as Mateo
• Marta Aura
• Asunción Balaguer as woman in the congregation
• Teresa Mondragón
• Julieta Egurrola as Tomasa's mother

References

1. The Gospel of Wonders, Casa de México (In Spanish), 1 November 2019, retrieved 22 August 2025
2. "Festival de Cannes: El evangelio de las maravillas". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2009.

External links

• El evangelio de las maravillas at IMDb