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Tepeyac

Tepeyac

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 17, 1917

Runtime

1h 3m

Genres

Fantasy, History

User Score

52%

Original Title

Tepeyac

Production Companies

Films Colonial

Director

Fernando Sáyago

Description

A man (Arroyo Carrillo) is sent to Europe on a diplomatic mission. The ship in which he travels is sunk by a German submarine. In Mexico, his girlfriend Lupita (Cota) receives a telegram with the news and looks for relief in La Virgen de Guadalupe, saint patron of catholic mexicans. After reading a book about the Virgin legend, Lupita falls asleep. Next morning, she receives good news, her boyfriend is alive. Together they go to La Villa del Tepeyac (a church devoted to La Virgen de Guadalupe) and thank for the miracle.