En el Tiempo de las Mariposas
2001
Release date: Showtime TV October 21st 2001 8:00PM

Directed by
Mariano Barroso

Writing credits
Judy Klass, David Klass, Jenny Wingfield y Rodrigo García
Based on the novel by Julia Álvarez

Produced by
Helen Barlett, Tony Bill, Salma Hayek, Mike Medavoy

Photography
Xavier Pérez Grobet

Cast
Minerva Mirabal...SALMA HAYEK
Trujillo...EDWARD JAMES OLMOS
Patria...LUMI CAVAZOS
Mate...MIA MAESTRO
Dede...PILAR PADILLA
Enrique Mirabal...FERNANDO BECERRIL
Mama...ANA MARTIN
Manolo...DEMIAN BICHIR
Pedrito...RAUL MENDEZ
Jaimito...ERMAHN OSPINA
Palomino...ANTHONY ALVAREZ
Lio...MARC ANTHONY
Sinita...PAULINA TREVIÑO
Minerva 13 Years Old...MARIANA SANCHEZ
Patria 15 Years Old...GERALDINE BAZAN
Dede 14 Years Old...VANESA HIDALGO
Mate 11 Years Old...ILEAN ALMAGUER
Lina Lovaton...ANNA LAYEVSKA
Sor Milagros...VANESSA MICHELE
Sor Anuncion...VERONICA GUADALUPE TERAN BENITEZ
Mother Superior...ZAIDE SILVIA GUTIERREZ CRUZ
Captain Pena...PEDRO ARMENDARIZ MARQUEZ
El Doctor...MARCO ANTONIO TREVIÑO MIERES
Dinorah...ANDALUZ BECERRA RUSSELL
Magdalena...ANILU PARDO
Inez...YOLANDA ABBUD L.
Magic Eyes...FARNECIO de BERNAL
Padre Ignacio...RAUL ADALID SAINZ
Young Boy...MIGUEL SANTANA ARELLANO
Beaurocrat...MOISES SUAREZ ALDANA
Carmen...LIA CHAPMAN
Patria 10 Years Old...STEPHANIE GOLDBERG
Minerva 8 Years Old...STEPHANY CORIA
Dede 9 Years Old...KARLA ORTIZ
Mate 6 Years Old...ELIA RODRIGUEZ
Prison Guard...PEDRO ALTAMIRANO MARQUEZ
Inmate...ABEL WOOLRICH
Lourdes...CLAUDIA GONZALEZ PUMARINO
Manolito 2 Years Old...JACOBO RICAÑO Minou 4 Years Old...ANGELICA TEPEPA
Manuel De Moya...ROGER CUDNEY
Margarita Mayor...MURIEL MAYOR
Margarita (girl)...DIANA ALBERT VAZQUEZ
Army Officer...JESUS BERNARDO AVILA MEJIA
Old Prisoner...JORGE ABRAHAM OLVERA
Policeman...FERNANDO BANDA-ESPINO
Prison Officer...JUAN IGNACIO PEREZ-GUTIERREZ
Roberto Arroyo...JUAN LUIS ORENDAIN
Ruffino...JESUS RICARDO LORENZANA CARDENAS
Second Man...ARTURO FARFAN SANDOVAL
Train Conductor...LUIS EDUARDO CASAB TIRADO
Woman Visitor...GIOVANNA RODRIGUEZ-ZACARIAS
Workers...RODOLFO GUERRERO, MARCELINO MONTERO
Assistant to Magic Eyes...ANDRES WEISS SANTOS
Check Point Soldier...ARTURO POSADA ARELLANO
University Professor...JORGE ANTONIO GAYOL ROHEN
Stunt Coordinator...JULIAN BUCIO

PRODUCTION CREDITS

Directed by...MARIANO BARROSO
Teleplay by ...JUDY KLASS & DAVID KLASS
Based on the Novel by...JULIA ALVAREZ
Executive Producers...HELEN BARTLETT, TONY BILL, SALMA HAYEK, MIKE MEDAVOY
Producer...ELLEN S. GORDON
Director of Photography...XAVIER PEREZ-GROBET
Production Designer...SALVADOR PARRA
Edited by...EVA GARDOS
Editor Madrid...PABLO BLANCO
Executive in Charge of Production...JORGE SANCHEZ
Co-Producers...DIANE SOKOLOW, JOSE TAMEZ, DENISE STEWART
Music by...VAN DYKE PARKS
Consulting Producer...CRAIG ROESSLER
Casting by ...MANUEL TEIL
Costume Designer...MARIA ESTELA FERNANDEZ

Filming Locations
México City
Morelos ( Cuautla and Oacalco )
Veracruz ( Xalapa and Coatzacoalcos )

Boxoffice
Budget: 10m$

Plot summary
This is a tale of courage and sisterhood set in the Dominican Republic during the rise of the Trujillo dictatorship. A skillful blend of fact and fiction, 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