Muchachas de uniforme (1951)
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Marga López, Alicia Caro, Rosaura Revueltas, Irasema Dilián
An illiterate teenager must adapt to a strict convent boarding school while growing close to its sole lay teacher.
The story
After her benefactress dies, illiterate teenager Manuela enters a boarding school run by nuns. She struggles to adjust to the strict discipline enforced by the Mother Superior. Lucila, the school’s only lay teacher, takes responsibility for teaching Manuela to read and write. As they spend time together, Manuela develops a deep affection for Lucila, prompting the Mother Superior to suspect that the girl has fallen in love with her teacher.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Manuela (Irasema Dilián) is an illiterate teenager who, after her benefactress dies, enters a boarding school run by nuns and struggles to adjust to the strict discipline of the Mother Superior (Rosaura Revueltas). Lucila (Marga López), the only lay teacher, takes charge of teaching her to read and write. Manuela develops a deep affection for Lucila, and the Mother Superior suspects that she has fallen in love with her teacher.
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