In the Time of the Butterflies

In the Time of the Butterflies

Women had their place. Hers was in the revolution.

2001•1h 35m•6.3/10

TV MovieThrillerDramaHistoryRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.3/10(42)

Based on the book by Julia Alvarez. Three sisters become activists during the Dominican Republic's Trujillo regime when members of their family are killed by the government's troops.

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Production

Barnstorm Films, Ventanarosa, Producciones Amaranta, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Showtime Networks

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Salma Hayek Pinault

Salma Hayek Pinault

Minerva Mirabal

Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

Rafael Leónidas Trujillo

Mía Maestro

Mía Maestro

Mate Mirabal

Demián Bichir

Demián Bichir

Manolo Tavárez

Pilar Padilla

Pilar Padilla

Dedé Mirabal

Lumi Cavazos

Lumi Cavazos

Patria Mirabal

Marc Anthony

Marc Anthony

Lio

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Captain Peña

Ana Martín

Ana Martín

Mercedes Reyes

Fernando Becerril

Fernando Becerril

Enrique Mirabal

Anthony Alvarez

Palomino

Ermahn Ospina

Jaimito

Ana Layevska

Ana Layevska

Lina Lobatón

Roger Cudney

Roger Cudney

Manuel de Moya

Raúl Méndez

Raúl Méndez

Pedrito

Mariana Sanchez

Minerva 13 Years Old

Geraldine Bazán

Geraldine Bazán

Patria 15 Years Old

Vanesa Hidalgo

Dede 14 Years Old

Ilean Almageur

Mate 11 Years Old

Paulina Treviño

Sinita

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