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San Martin de Porres was born in Lima in the XVI century. His father
Hidalgo was white and his mother Ana was black. From his infancy Martin
shows a great religious vocation and he wants to become a priest, but
the color of his skin obstructs his dreams... But Martin becomes a
layman at a local monastery. He is famous for his miracles, his
saintliness, his kindness and his work. Frey Escoba was his name. It is
the real story of the patron of mulattos and slaves.
San Martin de Porres - telenovela
(1964) - René Muñoz , Magda Guzmán
CAST
René Muñoz .... San Martín de Porres
Magda Guzmán .... Ana
Adriana Roel .... Juana, Martín's sister
Jorge Mondragón .... Matías Pastor
Augusto Benedico .... Padre Prior
Guillermo Orea .... Fray Barragán
Enrique Díaz Indiano .... Don Diego, Martín's uncle
Jorge Beirute .... Fray Felipe
Gerardo del Castillo .... Álvaro
Josefina Escobedo
Jorge del Campo
Raúl Meraz
Carlos Cámara
Writing credits
José María Sánchez Silva (original story)
Fernanda Villeli (adaptation)
Directed by
Antulio Jiménez Pons
Produced by
Valentín Pimstein
Televisa
Trivia
Further remake of "San Martin de Porres" is telenovela "El Cielo es Para Todos"
The Brazilian version of "San Martin de Porres" is telenovela "O santo mestico" (1968, Globo) with Sergio Cardoso and Rosamaria Murtinho, it's the story of San Martin de Porres.
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