A Mulatto Named Martín

A Mulatto Named Martín

1975 · ★ 5.7 · Drama

A young mulatto finds himself with burning desires to serve God in colonial Peru. In a time during which slavery is in its peak, he struggles to show to slaves, priests and nobility that kindness, compassion and love has no boundaries.

Directed by Tito Davison

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