Code Name: Butterflies

Overview

In the 1950s, Patria, Minerva, and María Teresa Mirabal - who were known by their codename "The Butterflies" - created an underground resistance movement against Rafael Trujillo, dictator of the Dominican Republic. On November 25, 1960, Trujillo had all three sisters assassinated. The assassinations turned the Mirabal sisters into national heroines and symbols of feminist resistance. The documentary interweaves interviews with over forty witnesses to the story, including the Mirabal family friends, colleagues, co-revolutionaries, teachers, and most importantly, their surviving sister, Dedé, along with dramatic reenactments and archival footage.

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Cast

María Teresa Mirabal

Self (archive footage)

Minerva Mirabal

Self (archive footage)

Patria Mirabal

Self (archive footage)

Rafael Trujillo

Self (archive footage)

Dedé Mirabal

Self

Roxana Montenegro

María Teresa Mirabal

Yavalys González

Minerva Mirabal

Yaremis Pérez

Patria Mirabal

Enrique Almirante

Rafael Trujillo

Nayade Rivero

Dedé Mirabal