Erendira

Erendira — Plot

While Erendira, a beautiful teenage girl, has a surreal mystical vision, her grandmother's house catches on fire and burns to the ground. Her grandmother holds Erendira responsible and, in order to extract restitution from the girl, forces her into prostitution. Erendira's surreal mystical experiences continue while her grandmother grows rich from exploiting her.

• Release date
• June 1, 1983
• Runtime
• 103 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Ruy Guerra

Erendira — Cast

Irene Papas Grandmother Amadis Claudia Ohana Erendira Michael Lonsdale Senator Onésimo Sanchez Oliver Wehe Ulysses Blanca Guerra Ulysses' mother Ernesto Gómez Cruz Grocer Delia Casanova Narrator (voice)