La viuda negra (film)

La Viuda Negra (The Black Widow) is a 1977 film directed by Arturo Ripstein, produced in Mexico and based on the novel Debiera haber obispas by Rafael Solana.^[1]

La Viuda Negra
Directed by	Arturo Ripstein
Written by	Vicente Armendáriz Francisco del Villar Rafael Solana
Produced by	Francisco del Villar
Starring	Isela Vega Mario Almada
Cinematography	Jorge Stahl Jr.
Edited by	Rafael Ceballos
Music by	Miguel Pous Luis Arcaráz
Release date	1977 (1977)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Cast

• Isela Vega as Matea
• Mario Almada as Padre Feliciano
• Sergio Jiménez as The Doctor
• Hilda Aguirre as Úrsula

Plot

In a small town in Mexico, Matea (Isela Vega) is an orphan who assists the priest, Father Feliciano (Mario Almada), in his parish. The village doctor tries to seduce her, but fails and proceeds to defame her into believing that Matea maintains relations with the priest. The people believe him and demand that the priest fire her; he refuses and locks himself away with Matea. During the lockdown, they develop a passionate love, but fate arrives and the priest dies. Matea becomes a kind of priestess which is known as the "Black Widow".

Production

The production and release of the film was delayed for six years due to Catholic opposition to the film.^[2]