Based on the book by Julia Alvarez. Three sisters become activists during the Dominican Republic's Trujillo regime when members of their family are killed by the government's troops.
Acting
Hayek's eyes weaponized against Olmos's velvet menace.
Costume
Butterfly pins as armor, white dresses as targets.
Writing
The sisters' code: 'butterflies' for 'we're screwed.'
Director
Mariano Barroso
Salma Hayek Pinault
Minerva Mirabal
Edward James Olmos
Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
Mía Maestro
Mate Mirabal
Demián Bichir
Manolo Tavárez
Pilar Padilla
Dedé Mirabal
Lumi Cavazos
Patria Mirabal
Marc Anthony
Lio
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Captain Peña
Ana Martín
Mercedes Reyes
Fernando Becerril
Enrique Mirabal
Ana Layevska
Lina Lobatón
Roger Cudney
Manuel de Moya
Raúl Méndez
Pedrito
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