Aurelio Saravia is a powerful politician who holds office in Uruguay in the mid-1960's. When Aurelio's mistress kills herself, he adopts their illegitimate daughter Masangeles despite the stern objections of his wife Aurora. Masangeles finds herself growing up in a home ruled by a corrupt and self-centered tyrant and his manic colleagues while Uruguay teeters on the brink of civil war as bands of revolutionaries battle government militias. When she turns fourteen, Masangeles discovers a secret passageway in their home that leads to sanctuary in a nearby church which also serves as a storehouse for guns and ill-gotten cash. Teenage Masangeles falls in love with Santiago, her stepbrother who has joined the rebels fighting against the state, and she persuades him to take her virginity.

Directed by: Beatriz Flores Silva
Written by: Beatriz Flores Silva & János Kovácsi
Release date: 2008-05-02
Runtime: 126 minutes
Cast:
Elisa García Elisa García
Masangeles Saravia - 14 years old 
Héctor Guido Héctor Guido
Aurélio Saravia 
Margarita Musto Margarita Musto
Aurora 
Antonella Aquistapache Antonella Aquistapache
Masangeles Saravia - 7 years old 
Ignacio Cawen Ignacio Cawen
Frucruoso - 18 years old 
Nicolás Furtado Nicolás Furtado
Santiago Saravia - 20 years old 
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Also known as:
  • Masángeles