Salma Hayek
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The story is a fictionalized account of the lives of the Mirabal sisters, Dominican revolutionary activists, who opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo and were assassinated on November 25, 1960. In the film, Salma Hayek played one of the sisters, Minerva, and Edward James Olmos plays Trujillo.
With Salma Hayek, Edward James Olmos, Mía Maestro, Demián Bichir. In the Time of the Butterflies is inspired by the true story of the three Mirabal sisters who, in 1960, were murdered for their part in an underground plot to overthrow the government.
- (2.5K)
- Mariano Barroso
- PG-13
- Salma Hayek, Lumi Cavazos, Edward James Olmos
Watch the 2001 movie based on Julia Alvarez's book about three sisters who became activists in the Dominican Republic. Find out where to stream online, who starred in the film, and what the plot is.
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- 2001
- PG-13
- Mariano Barroso
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A rebel leader educates a Dominican Republic woman (Salma Hayek) about the abuses of a corrupt dictator (Edward James Olmos).
- (3.9K)
- Mariano Barroso
- TV-14
- Salma Hayek
Watch a fact-based drama about the murder of three sisters who rebelled against the dictatorship of General Trujillo in the Dominican Republic. Starring Salma Hayek, Edward James Olmos and Marc Anthony.
- Mariano Barroso
- January 1, 2001
- 92 min
Based on a novel by Julia Alvarez and inspired by the true story of the three Mirabal sisters who were murdered, in 1960, for their part in an underground plot to overthrow the dictatorship of General Trujillo in the Dominican Republic. 208 IMDb 6.6 1 h 32 min 2001. PG-13.
In the Time of the Butterflies is a historical fiction novel by Julia Alvarez, relating a fictionalized account of the Mirabal sisters during the time of the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. The book is written in the first and third person, by and about the Mirabal sisters.
