The way three different generations of women view virginity and the mystery that a love story hides.
Social & External
The people behind it
Arcelia Ramírez
Young Romelia
Diana Bracho
Dolores de Román
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Widower Roman
Dolores Beristáin
Romelia Orantes
Ma. Carmen Cárdenas
Lumi Cavazos
Blanca
Josefina Echánove
Castula
Alejandro Parodi
Rafael Orantes
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