Miracle Roses (1960) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1960 · 90 mins · Spanish

Directed by

Julián Soler

Starring

Jorge Martínez de Hoyos, Armando Silvestre, José Chávez, Arturo Soto Rangel, Miguel Manzano, Andrés Soler

Set before the Spanish conquest, an Aztec princess falls in a forbidden love with the prince of a neighboring tribe, echoing the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Decades later, under colonial rule, a native subject begins experiencing vivid visions of the Virgin Mary, intertwining personal devotion with the era’s cultural upheaval.