The Smile of the Virgin
1958, Spanish. Directed by Roberto Rodríguez.
Marita, a charming little girl, lives in the country with her grandmother. Her best friend is a modest servant, Anselmo, who almost everyday takes the girl to visit the church known as "Guadalupe's Basilica", an important cathedral in Mexico City, where she discovers Virgin Guadalupe and the legend about her apparitions in that place. Marita doesn't behave properly in school, and her teacher always has a punishment for the girl. She doesn't like school, and she doesn't want to return to school anymore. Besides, Marita's worried about her animals, like a cow who doesn't produce milk. The girl asks many miracles of Virgin Guadalupe, one of them is to not have to go to school. During a visit to the Basilica, Marita hears the Virgin's voice, and this could be the beginning of a responsible life for the girl, like to study and to be a good child.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Roberto RodríguezDirector
- María GraciaMarita
- Jorge Martínez de HoyosCast
- Prudencia GrifellCast
- Miguel ManzanoCast
- Emma RodríguezSrita. Pilar
- Manuel SantigosaSacerdote
- Darío ViviánSacerdote joven
- Antonio LeoCliente campesino
- Jesús García NavarroVendedor
- José DupeyrónCiego iglesia
- Hugh DownsNarrator (US dubbed version)
- Enedina Díaz de LeónCholita
Details
- Released
- 4 December 1958
- Original title
- La sonrisa de la Virgen
- Country
- Mexico
- Written by
- Rafael García Travesí, Roberto Rodríguez, José Luis de Celis
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The Smile of the Virgin runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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The Smile of the Virgin isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 December 1958. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Smile of the Virgin?
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Who directed The Smile of the Virgin?
The Smile of the Virgin (1958) was directed by Roberto Rodríguez and stars María Gracia, Jorge Martínez de Hoyos, Prudencia Grifell.