The Lieutenant Nun

The Lieutenant Nun (Spanish: La monja alférez) is a 1944 Mexican historical adventure film directed by Emilio Gómez Muriel and starring María Félix, Ángel Garasa and José Cibrián. It is based on the life of Antonio de Erauso (a.k.a. Catalina de Erauso).^[1]

The Lieutenant Nun
Directed by	Emilio Gómez Muriel
Written by	Max Aub Marco Aurelio Galindo Eduardo Ugarte
Produced by	Francisco A. de Icaza
Starring	María Félix Ángel Garasa José Cibrián
Cinematography	Raúl Martínez Solares
Edited by	Jorge Busto
Music by	Luis Hernández Bretón
Production company	Clasa Films Mundiales
Release date	27 July 1944 (1944-07-27)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

The film's sets were designed by the art director Jorge Fernández.

Cast

• María Félix as Catalina Erauso 'La Monja Alférez' / Don Alonso
• Ángel Garasa as Roger
• José Cibrián as Juan de Aguirre
• Delia Magaña as Elvira
• José Pidal as Don César, canónigo
• Fanny Schiller as Doña Úrsula
• Paco Fuentes as Don Miguel de Erauso
• Eugenia Galindo as Doña Cristina
• Esther Luquín as Beatriz
• Maruja Grifell as Reverenda madre
• José Goula as Don Claudio
• Lauro Benítez as Don Indalecio
• Jesús Valero as Sacerdote
• Manuel Sánchez Navarro as Don Diego Fernández de Córdova, Virrey del Peru
• Enrique García Álvarez as Don Ignacio de Aguirre
• Consuelo Guerrero de Luna as Lucinda