Crowned Nuns
Monjas coronadas
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Documentary short film winner of a couple of Ariel awards. It deals with "crowned nuns" or "portraits of crowned nuns," a pictorial genre of portraiture that emerged during the colonial period of New Spain in the 17th century.
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1978-01-01
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