Code Name: Butterflies

Name: Code Name: Butterflies
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2009-03-08
Duration: 1 h
Cast: María Teresa Mirabal, Minerva Mirabal, Patria Mirabal, Rafael Trujillo, Dedé Mirabal

2009, Spanish. Directed by Cecilia Domeyko.

In the 1950s, Patria, Minerva, and María Teresa Mirabal - who were known by their codename "The Butterflies" - created an underground resistance movement against Rafael Trujillo, dictator of the Dominican Republic. On November 25, 1960, Trujillo had all three sisters assassinated. The assassinations turned the Mirabal sisters into national heroines and symbols of feminist resistance. The documentary interweaves interviews with over forty witnesses to the story, including the Mirabal family friends, colleagues, co-revolutionaries, teachers, and most importantly, their surviving sister, Dedé, along with dramatic reenactments and archival footage.

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Language: Spanish
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Released: 8 March 2009
Original title: Nombre Secreto: Mariposas
Country: Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States of America
Written by: Cecilia Domeyko

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Code Name: Butterflies (2009) was directed by Cecilia Domeyko and stars María Teresa Mirabal, Minerva Mirabal, Patria Mirabal.