![]() Minerva, the outspoken sister, convinces her father, Enrique Mirabal (Fernando Becerril), to send her, Patria, and Maté to a boarding school. Minerva and her three sisters, Patria ( Lumi Cavazos), Dedé ( Pilar Padilla), and María Teresa "Maté" ( Mía Maestro), live on a farm in rural Ojo De Agua. The scene shifts to a prison cell, where one of his victims, Minerva Mirabal (Salma Hayek), recounts the events of the story. More than 30,000 people were executed during his regime of terror. His formula to remain in power was simple: murder anyone who opposed him. His secret alliance with the church, aristocrats, intellectuals and the press were the foundation of his dictatorship. During the montage, a title card appears that says:įrom 1930 to 1961, General Rafael Leónidas Trujillo held absolute control of the Dominican Republic. The film begins with pictures and video of the actual victims of Trujillo.
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