La monja alférez (1944)
• July 27th, 1944 • 1h 28min
Adventure, History
Overview
A 17th century woman, imprisoned for fighting in a bar, recounts her past to a priest. She tells of her father teaching her how to fence, of being sent to a convent by her aunt when her father died, of escaping by dressing as a man, and of her life as a man following the escape.
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