The Cry of the Butterflies

The story

This series examines the events leading up the brutal murder of Dominican activist Minerva Mirabal and her two activist sisters, on the orders of dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. The heinous crime would set in motion not only the end of a vicious regime, but also come to mark the global fight against gender-based violence.

Cast & crew

Sandy HernándezMinerva Mirabal

Luis Alberto GarcíaRafael Leónidas Trujillo

Susana AbaituaArantxa Garmendia

Belén RuedaPilar Macías

Guillermo ToledoAsier Garmendia

Mercedes SampietroArantxa Garmendia (en 1999)

Héctor NoasPetán

Maridalia HernándezDoña Chea Mirabal

Jairo CamargoEnrique Mirabal

Essined AponteDede Mirabal

Alina RobertPatria Mirabal

Camila IssaMaría Teresa Mirabal)