Defiant Souls
Original Title
Insumisas- Director: Fernando Perez; Laura Cazador
- Writer: Fernando Perez; Laura Cazador
- Producer: André Martin; Danilo León; Ramon Samada
CGiii Comment
Defiant Souls is based on the true story of a woman who, disguised as a man, became the first female surgeon in Latin America. In the early 19th century, Swiss doctor Enrique Faber (Sylvie Testud at her best) travels to Cuba to search for his son, who is said to have been killed in a slave uprising. The local population is jealous of Faber's success as a surgeon and his marriage to Juana, an attractive outsider. Before long, rumors spread regarding his high-pitched voice and his gentle features, and a drama of epic proportions unfolds around one of the most scandalous cases in Cuban colonial history.
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Cast & Characters
Antonio Buíl as Le Maire;
Mario Guerra;
Hector Noas; S
ylvie Testud