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'Father Amaro' Receives Blessings from Mexican Academy
10 April 2003 (StudioBriefing)
The controversial The Crime of Father Amaro (El Crimen Del Padre Amaro) overwhelmed its competition for Mexico's 45th Academy Awards Wednesday, winning in nine categories of the 13 in which it was nominated, including Best Picture, Director (Carlos Carrera), and adapted screenplay (Vicente Lenero). The film, which deals in part with a Mexican priest who falls in love with a 16-year-old girl and has sex with her, had fought off strong opposition from the Catholic Church both at home and abroad. It grossed a record $16 million at the Mexican box office.