El crimen del padre Amaro

Name: El crimen del padre Amaro
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2002-12-13
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Gael García Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancón, Sancho Gracia, Angélica Aragón, Luisa Huertas

IMDb ID: tt0313196 · Year: 2002 · Rating: 6.7 (14,789 votes)

Genres: Drama · Romance

Politics and sexual passions threaten to corrupt a young, newly-ordained priest in a small Mexican town.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: The Crime of Padre Amaro
Canada: The Crime of Padre Amaro (English)
Egypt: The Crime of Padre Amaro (English)
United Kingdom: The Crime of Padre Amaro
Ireland: The Crime of Padre Amaro (English)
India: The Crime of Padre Amaro (English)
India: The Crime of Padre Amaro (Hindi)
New Zealand: The Crime of Padre Amaro (English)
United States: The Crime of Padre Amaro
World-wide: The Crime of Padre Amaro (English)
South Africa: The Crime of Padre Amaro (English)
Argentina: El crimen del padre Amaro
Spain: El crimen del padre Amaro
Mexico: El crimen del padre Amaro
Austria: Die Versuchung des Padre Amaro
Germany: Die Versuchung des Padre Amaro
Canada: Le crime du père Amaro (French)
France: Le crime du père Amaro
Brazil: O Crime do Padre Amaro
Portugal: O Crime do Padre Amaro
Sweden: The Crime of Father Amaro (Festival Title)
World-wide: The Crime of Father Amaro (English, literal title)
Hungary: Amaro atya bűne
Lithuania: Didžioji kunigo Amaro nuodeme
Netherlands: El crimen del Padre Amaro
Sweden: Fader Amaros synder
Turkey: Günah (Turkish)
Italy: Il crimine di padre Amaro
Finland: Isä Amaron rikos
Denmark: Pater Amaros forbrydelse
Poland: Zbrodnia ojca Amaro
Greece: Το πάθος του πατέρα Αμάρο
Ukraine: Злочин падре Амаро
Bulgaria: Престъплението на отец Амаро (Bulgarian)
Russia: Тайна отца Амаро
South Korea: 아마로 신부의 범죄
Japan: アマロ神父の罪 (Japanese)
Taiwan: 神父禁戀
The Crime of Father AmaroContent RatingRRelease Date2002-12-13Runtime118 minutesMetascore60IMDb Popularity0User Reviews112Critic Reviews56Countries / RegionsMexico
Argentina
SpainLanguagesSpanishKeywordssex with a priest
female frontal nudity
priest having sex with a woman
priest
churchFilming LocationsCoatepec, Veracruz, MexicoProduction CompaniesAlameda Films
Artcam International
Blu FilmsOfficial SitesColumbia Tristar (France) - http://www.columbiatristar.fr/k/amaro
Official Site (United States) - http://www.padreamaromovie.com/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0313196/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0313196.jpgUpdated At2025-07-29T06:36:05

Directors

Carlos Carrera

Writers

Vicente Leñero
Eça de Queirós

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Gael García Bernal | Character: Padre Amaro
Actor: Ana Claudia Talancón | Character: Amelia
Actor: Sancho Gracia | Character: Padre Benito Díaz
Actor: Angélica Aragón | Character: Augustina Sanjuanera
Actor: Luisa Huertas | Character: Dionisia
Actor: Ernesto Gómez Cruz | Character: Obispo
Actor: Gastón Melo | Character: Martín
Actor: Andrés Montiel | Character: Rubén de la Rosa
Actor: Damián Alcázar | Character: Padre Natalio Pérez
Actor: Gerardo Moscoso | Character: Doc
Actor: Alfredo Gonzáles | Character: Viejo, Old Man
Actor: Verónica Langer | Character: Amparito
Actor: Pedro Armendáriz Jr. | Character: Presidente Municipal Gordo
Actor: Lorenzo de Rodas | Character: Don Paco de la Rosa
Actor: Roger Nevares | Character: Padre Galván
Actor: Fernando Becerril | Character: Galarza
Actor: Jorge Zárate | Character: Padre Mauro
Actor: Rosa María Castillo | Character: Chepina
Actor: Blanca Loaria | Character: Getsemaní
Actor: Juan Ignacio Aranda | Character: Chato Aguilar
Actor: Martín Zapata | Character: Agente MP
Actor: Dagoberto Gama | Character: Lucas
Actor: Rogelio Rojas | Character: Fotógrafo
Actor: Jorge Castillo | Character: Matías
Actor: Mario Figueroa | Character: Chente
Actor: Enrique Vásquez | Character: Asaltante 1
Actor: Cristo Leon | Character: Asaltante 2
Actor: Marina Vera | Character: Mujer Asaltante
Actor: Leticia Valenzuela | Character: Doctora
Actor: Raul Askenazi | Character: Hueso
Actor: Carmen Giménez Cacho | Character: Madre Hada
Actor: Roberto Linares | Character: Tiburón
Actor: Víctor Hernández | Character: Guaraura
Actor: Isidra Morales | Character: Comadre Dionisia
Actor: Martha Posternak | Character: Esposa Chato Aguilar
Actor: Ines Cuspinera | Character: Madrina Bebé Chato
Actor: José Luis Caballero | Character: Padrino Bebé Chato
Actor: Vanesa Barba | Character: Bebe Chato
Actor: Paloma Cobos | Character: Empleada MP
Actor: Enrique Gilardi | Character: Amigo Narco 1
Actor: Jaime Cancino | Character: Amigo Narco 2
Actor: Pablo Hoyos | Character: Amigo Narco 3
Actor: Daniel Posternak | Character: Amigo Narco 4, Drug DealerFriend No. 4
Actor: Dino Demichelis | Character: Amigo Narco 5
Actor: Ana Izquierdo | Character: Enfermera
Actor: José Guadalupe Pintor | Character: Sacristán Nuevo
Actor: Alejandro Álvarez | Character: Coro 'Siquem'
Actor: Sergio Navarro | Character: Coro 'Siquem'
Actor: José Santos | Character: Coro 'Siquem'
Actor: Miguel Ángel Álvarez | Character: Coro 'Siquem'
Actor: Ma. del Rosario Rodríguez | Character: Coro 'Siquem'
Actor: Lilia Hernández | Character: Coro 'Siquem'
Actor: Beatriz Álvarez | Character: Coro 'Siquem'
Actor: Ángel Cristian Cruz | Character: Coro 'Siquem'
Actor: Selena Hurtado | Character: Coro 'Siquem'
Actor: Norma Angélica González | Character: Coro 'Siquem'
Actor: Pope John Paul II | Character: Self
Actor: Alejandro Álvarez | Character: Coro

[Directors Group]
Name: Carlos Carrera | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Vicente Leñero | Role: Writer
Name: Eça de Queirós | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Claudia Becker | Role: Producer
Name: Daniel Birman Ripstein | Role: Producer
Name: Scot Evans | Role: Producer
Name: Laura Imperiale | Role: Producer
Name: Atahualpa Lichy | Role: Producer
Name: José María Morales | Role: Producer
Name: Alfredo Ripstein Jr. | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Rosino Serrano | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Guillermo Granillo | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Óscar Figueroa | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Gerardo Rene Arellano | Role: Casting Director
Name: Claudia Becker | Role: Casting Director
Name: Sandra León Becker | Role: Casting Director

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Carmen Giménez Cacho | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Ivonne Fuentes | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: María Estela Fernández | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Aurora Chavira | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Tere Chávez | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Sylvia Fernández | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Marco A. Garcia | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Alejandro Clancy | Role: Production Manager
Name: Fernando Huberman | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Efren del Moral | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Miguel Lima | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Julian 'Chico' Valdez | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Luis Alderete | Role: Art Department
Name: Israel Borges | Role: Art Department
Name: Sebastián Cauvet | Role: Art Department
Name: Rodolfo Martinez | Role: Art Department
Name: Mariana Omaña | Role: Art Department
Name: Diego Tellez | Role: Art Department
Name: Bernardo De la Rosa Villarreal | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Saúl Almaráz | Role: Sound Department
Name: Matías Barberis | Role: Sound Department
Name: Nerio Barberis | Role: Sound Department
Name: Natalia Bruschtein | Role: Sound Department
Name: Rubén Buelta | Role: Sound Department
Name: Neto Gaytán | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mario Martínez Cobos | Role: Sound Department
Name: Felipe Meléndez | Role: Sound Department
Name: Santiago Núñez | Role: Sound Department
Name: Rubén Santeiro | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alexander Schwartz | Role: Sound Department
Name: Rosario Tapia | Role: Sound Department
Name: Felipe Zavala | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Sergio Jara Jr. | Role: Special Effects
Name: Sergio Jara | Role: Special Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Oscar Cantua | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Adrian Enriquez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Miguel Enríquez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Federico García | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Iwao Kawasaki | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andrés León Becker | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Froylán López | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Abel Martinez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Victor Muro | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Omar Muñoz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Salvador Orendain | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Roberto Ruizgomar | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Moisés Salazar | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Luis David Sansans | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Antonio Uruñuela | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Gerardo Rene Arellano | Role: Casting Department
Name: Ernesto Cairo | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Rodolfo Cruz | Role: Costume Department
Name: Marga Lozada | Role: Costume Department
Name: Margarita Lozada | Role: Costume Department
Name: Rafael Ravello | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Nerio Barberis | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Héctor Belvedere | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Alejandro Clancy | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Susana González | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Lilia Lupercio | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Rodolfo González | Role: Location Management
Name: Teul Moiron | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Saúl Almaráz | Role: Music Department
Name: Emanuel Ax | Role: Music Department
Name: Ariel Barreras | Role: Music Department
Name: Juan Carlos Ertze | Role: Music Department
Name: Joel Numa | Role: Music Department
Name: Valeria Palomino | Role: Music Department
Name: Rosino Serrano | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Blanca Lidia Guzmán | Role: Production Department
Name: Marcedes Moreno | Role: Production Department
Name: Esperanza Reyes | Role: Production Department
Name: Luis Villarreal | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Gabriela Monroy | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Edmundo Pérez | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Beto Acevedo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Victoria Alberca | Role: Additional Crew
Name: José Luis Caballero | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Juan Pablo Goya | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Raul Jacome | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Héctor Montalvo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Silvia Requena | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Claudio Tarrabe | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Carlos Torres | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Francisco Rabal | Role: Thanks

Trailers

The Crime of the Padre Amaro | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi747307289/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi747307289/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563977330713.mp4?Expires=1788297080&Signature=OBtGgey8wbkAy5PjVdV1xcTCltDk-5OpBqT9vbm0UVyVC3wl2IH7q6jYodZni8NP4vYlrEN7OhLOhS9Z2v9ylbjqGecLtEr8T0XtjqUdH7ICjq0ohBWM0qez5M9oZ4i-DPXdc4Dh1x1WDwbyRh9sHIIfNVFgZ7LmgNX5ZMJq2EHfRxL8odoSXNZiBNwqBOI-P1k5sXnJhw-O7PCcwokov1BNcM3jscjMl6RjIVn9dsh-Cc5s0gcD4GQSWlkEWuZj6xxob8heFvB01j0B5JtZuhGQPJTQcC9vZFdO8e1o3QjNirrHoCtt9HoeZzvpbJT6aH2YTd7g-iMDSybO2AUV7w__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
El Crimen Del Padre Amaro: Scene 4 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2983838745/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2983838745/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677890542212.mp4?Expires=1788297080&Signature=kaDivh0nTK2-2jSCkjFtIyhqZPmvVU5h91J6Pcd38TPm9bvCERxfHU-aFkTXFA-dpfK5NmC6xuStbVSLoeHcP83C6hxJtTHLoJ2ihd-EfUeFo8h3QHHdYThz-Jv~B1bAN4lR19yiPYv8-Ex-eRByh4xrYmxZmS~st6tEPNcS~ShmSva~jzApBv091zbofjwPskxyRaQ8EwWrZ4wv3Z8EXD6ern~RwMl1q~tWNwufgX5IXeeXiRhELYkN92niOw3cv8PPqKs~LLcv--lGVanFTqC4hZvP3jZfaiTYIWhkdLf9fJlHFgaKAx39kQSAzPtDeYenMnCVbT59b96WRDQTQg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
El Crimen Del Padre Amaro: Scene 6 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1708770329/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1708770329/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677872758006.mp4?Expires=1788297080&Signature=Nbzh-QU8lCvb36pzFuXNOoH7WF5rhKN5DBxI1LXNOrmT913fAWE0LASitg-ONX-pZnRnRvCMeHr0K~MEDzWaXHg-YoQIHyha32L38r72IzC3YtooBNjiupp4vplb-TqWxhBj6~~iUVFjfAMM51nuwnd14taT45qnRPs6Cd2iuQQE2I86Xi~QkuIbPK2khrgHzh-r9d52-FwU79y-mJggK5s7kmsn39VTREo-iqK~eN74ErpYAtQDRYSOb~I7oCJND~TFTooPrw0HFXo39Hubjq8TxEmTuHLQ-J3C~ZBscTP46KQTZxe6tBTZaDSq9jGGpgVgdMCCdVn0aZ6P8UzaeQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
El Crimen Del Padre Amaro: Scene 5 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1876542489/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1876542489/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677921065447.mp4?Expires=1788297080&Signature=Z5zct5RRA5y-ktyzQuyv-SSQ8jcs4Cdxwn4D3p6KiPSukPiOQM5GihhM~pSQfWXCndJDIE1zUdAj8PIIA1qpYS-6C-YrCxl303JECFzDs7XCDJwYCGYv-IWsXo5pTj~WPTFzEjLPZaHnuVZ4ngcLrQgyyIB1JVdoGmyGFAbuDmdgHbgfcKM3uLpOfhdkDkFxCEWHUuOvzgKYb0wrmEqZ3vBs3SkOZZP1bELUNJN-RC5Ry~ifkJ48qVL0bPNW2KLxyuNsTa6M05HIifgOZEMdBcRcJgtgZNxcNGzMYLBqxD1f2F-I9Y4eYkHK7Z78mW8KK5ph-rSbU73F8U0XOnCWEw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
El Crimen Del Padre Amaro: Scene 3 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1054458905/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1054458905/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677882397640.mp4?Expires=1788297080&Signature=p2WchwebgbwklGF7gkm~r8ppIjc8pR86Jd8Jcmd~q22bkzWC4uSlR6Y-dJGuOuDYHjmvvj9zO0KL6Py03eIdPH2ULuu2vYhuTVuPQd0cpTmjIx7E6rLNjxyB-8V8601-FhA7SL2YCfSRN6DK~K24jw6zGj-UC89xbUawq7olz6y85QQR-KydTyrWOCzeh~3yZfpk2zDkMTro~CruFYuojrL8X3caeqPtmVHBvCH4jgV-dHGmBu-QK3DlnbkzhvQ~MTLrgsdNJ5uEfyl00T3dHme2pxBAt3eR3QMkSkr-kda22oQXGvKpmuRFmz9reBXrHnP-W4QKNxzc~b7ZWW-d6w__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
El Crimen Del Padre Amaro: Scene 2 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi299484185/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi299484185/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677908592882.mp4?Expires=1788297080&Signature=f0zP06FF8q96DsyUIZ9~UbfkYOldV2seFyuJ6EhTib-e~O3mOcoVVpjPGtMXHwAsWttPLDlbsV-rqO0hZ5bif00P7nDYyft~OjKvtzrr7RYjpnKpyPUsfJAGjLzEOoffxqgguJ5cLgxvRykyRb~3JjMNas4J5Vush6zfqy~TI2zRL-xEmYEV-OFrZFtkty4InE1lGgTCvU3p8HlqDhO9-wDfrLxmdY~r9C66OAXikeDpvIa8E2elS8xFo55B0SbyyVFulvSa7kw2YXt8i~jvvLsl1fxSqy4M6bSqkojt-e1zKkNGXcuOtME1JXkTzQJE6EPRBRoKhavix4SasEBQCA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
El Crimen Del Padre Amaro: Scene 1 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi534365209/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi534365209/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677883097748.mp4?Expires=1788297080&Signature=STtzEsIMtUoLgctZ~Rk2iaxi3TrWlJG52F2jBnLeFmaDC-Qr20EUt6HTBDU3z7T6lQlFbau9eNsWuVcuBBpmthQNX1DydljNx0PbZUrgqATKINCU6bKdd8aSxVSSKtq~o31lScZbGuUZ8Sf6xhSqrpzHAWuw6n8Gt-sbgw~SuK30f6tCOghCCrU-BL9bJe5kg6tu62Y62ZFsJmzOkPv0P38Ser3XgdkZvmq~Ai97k9YM526~9phJNV3Ov4JmcvT24vXOp4brtSuijKGKxr4YabgmCUg5BLdMy~wVRHnjyKL0384zD9uEqBa8KeTFVsP20wIPhb-tnMr-4mlQp6ZWkw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Mexico: August 16, 2002
Canada: September 11, 2002 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Spain: September 24, 2002 (San Sebastián Film Festival)
United States: October 14, 2002 (Chicago International Film Festival)
Uruguay: October 25, 2002 (Festival de Cine de Montevideo)
Spain: November 8, 2002
Colombia: November 15, 2002
Norway: November 15, 2002 (Oslo International Film Festival)
Portugal: November 15, 2002
United States: November 15, 2002 (limited)
Uruguay: November 22, 2002
United States: December 13, 2002
Argentina: January 9, 2003
United States: January 14, 2003 (Palm Springs International Film Festival)
Peru: January 16, 2003
Brazil: January 17, 2003 (São Paulo)
Sweden: January 27, 2003 (Göteborg Film Festival)
Philippines: February 12, 2003 (Pelikula at Lipunan Film Festival)
Brazil: February 21, 2003 (Rio de Janeiro)
Mexico: February 21, 2003 (re-release)
Norway: February 21, 2003
Philippines: March 5, 2003 (limited)
Italy: March 14, 2003
Sweden: March 14, 2003
Denmark: April 3, 2003 (NatFilm Festival)
Iceland: April 11, 2003 (101 Film Festival)
Denmark: April 25, 2003
Belgium: April 30, 2003
France: April 30, 2003
Germany: May 15, 2003
Austria: May 16, 2003
Australia: May 22, 2003
United Kingdom: June 20, 2003
Ireland: June 20, 2003
Czech Republic: July 8, 2003 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
Lithuania: July 11, 2003
Switzerland: July 17, 2003 (German speaking region)
New Zealand: July 19, 2003 (Auckland International Film Festival)
Czech Republic: July 24, 2003
Turkey: September 12, 2003
Poland: October 4, 2003 (Warsaw Film Festival)
Japan: October 11, 2003 (Tokyo)
Hungary: December 5, 2003 (DVD premiere)
Greece: November 21, 2005 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)

Awards

Box Office