Teresa

A new vision of the figure of Saint Teresa through the eyes of a young woman of our day who reads one of the main works written by the saint, The Book of Life.

Cast

Marian Álvarez

as Teresa de Ávila

Carla Díaz

as Teresa

Antonio de la Torre

as Fernando de Valdés

David Luque

as Rodrigo Salazar

Belén López-Valcárcel

as Isabel de Santo Domingo

Savitri Ceballos

as Doña Guiomar de Ulloa

Terele Pávez

as Priora

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

as Doña Jimena

Fernando Soto

Xenia Tostado

as Princesa de Éboli

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