Trópico de Sangre

Trópico de Sangre (English: Tropic of Blood) is a dramatic film based on the true story of the Dominican Republic's historic Mirabal sisters. The film focuses on Minerva Mirabal and tells the true story of how she and her sisters came to represent the greatest threat to dictator Rafael Trujillo and his regime. The Mirabal sisters were involved in an underground movement against the government. They were assassinated in 1960 by men under the instr... More

Trópico de Sangre (English: Tropic of Blood) is a dramatic film based on the true story of the Dominican Republic's historic Mirabal sisters. The film focuses on Minerva Mirabal and tells the true story of how she and her sisters came to represent the greatest threat to dictator Rafael Trujillo and his regime. The Mirabal sisters were involved in an underground movement against the government. They were assassinated in 1960 by men under the instruction of the Trujillo regime according to Pupo Roman, although their death was made to appear as an automobile accident. Many citizens were outraged and a few months later Trujillo was assassinated by an ambush led by Antonio de La Maza, who was played by actor Cesar Evora. Antonio de la Maza was killed in turn by a death squad lead by Ramfis Trujillo. The film debuted at the New York International Latino Film Festival on July 29, 2009. The surviving sister, Dedé Mirabal, consulted on and participated in the production of the film; she was...

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