In the Time of the Butterflies (film)
| In the Time of the Butterflies | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Julia Álvarez Judy Klass David Klass |
| Directed by | Mariano Barroso |
| Starring | Salma Hayek Edward James Olmos Mía Maestro Demián Bichir Pilar Padilla Lumi Cavazos Geraldine Bazán Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. Ana Martín Marc Anthony |
| Music by | Van Dyke Parks |
| Country of origin | United States Mexico |
| Original languages | English Spanish |
| Production | |
| Producers | Helen Barlett Helen Buck Bartlett Tony Bill Ellen Gordon Salma Hayek |
| Cinematography | Xavier Pérez Grobet |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Production companies | Ventanarosa MGM Television Showtime Networks |
| Original release | |
| Network | Showtime |
| Release | October 21, 2001 |
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In the Time of the Butterflies is a 2001 feature film, produced for the Showtime television network, directed by Mariano Barroso and based on Julia Álvarez's book of the same name. 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. Marc Anthony has a minor role as Minerva's first love, and the impetus for her later revolutionary activities.