'Father Amaro' Shows Fresh Face of Mexican Films

Published December 7, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

Mexico's biggest box-office hit ever is The Crime of Father Amaro. The story of a corrupt priest might have been censored a few years back. But Mexico's film world is changing. NPR's Mandalit Del Barco reports.

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