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- "Las Poquianchis" tells the story of the girls who were taken from their families under false promises and sent to the Poquianchis brothel. On arriving there, the girls were virtually kept as prisoners and forced to work as prostitutes - they were mistreated and sometimes even killed.
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Las Poquianchis (De los pormenores y otros sucedidos del dominio público que acontecieron a las hermanas de triste memoria a quienes la maledicencia así las bautizó), or simply Las Poquianchis, is a 1976 crime drama film directed by Felipe Cazals, and written by Tomás Pérez Turrent, and Xavier Robles.
Nov 25, 1976 · With Diana Bracho, Jorge Martínez de Hoyos, Salvador Sánchez, Pilar Pellicer. Three sisters run brothels protected by the authorities, abuse and prostitute young women under the false pretense of employing them as servants.
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- Crime, Drama, Horror
- Felipe Cazals
- 1976-11-25
Told in flashbacks after the Poquianchis sister's arrest, the film deconstructs the story of these three women who abducted young girls to work as prostitutes and...
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- Felipe Cazals
- Drama
- Diana Bracho
The sisters and their crimes were dramatized in the Felipe Cazals film Las Poquianchis (1976) and the Jorge Ibargüengoitia novel Las Muertas (1977). See also. List of serial killers by country; Most prolific murderers by number of victims; References
Jul 22, 2020 · “The Poquianchis” were a group of Mexican sisters known for being the most feared serial killers in history. It is believed that between 1945 and 1964 they committed around 150 murders, although the official number of victims was 91.
Synopsis. During the mid-1970s, in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, authorities discover a clandestine burial ground. The corpses are from murdered prostitutes. The suspects are three sisters known as “Las Poquianchis”. Cast. Crew.
Drama | Prostitution. Serial Killers. Based on a true story. Synopsis. This social-themed drama is set in 1950's Mexico, where three sisters known as the "Poquianchis" run a prostitution ring protected by the municpal and state authorities.
