It was until the confiscation of religious goods during the war of reform, that the place ceased to be part of the Church, which lor transformed into a public building that currently houses the cartoon museum. After the 2017 earthquake, the building suffered considerable damage that currently continues in restoration.
This emblematic Spot It worked as a location – at least his facade – for the film, The Castle of Purity, starring Claudio Brook, Rita Macedo and Diana Bracho. If observed carefully, the magnificent details of his cover are recognized when Gabriel (character of the father played by Claudio Brook), is heading to a hardware store to sell the raticide that prepares inside his home, and that is the support of the family.
The film has been one of the most awarded in the history of Mexican cinema. Catapulted the career of its director and actors Because of the way they portrayed a situation that, as is well known, really happened. He also marked all who read the news in one of the 1959 winter newspapers.
This viceregal building has been transformed since its creation in the seventeenth century to move from an example of Baroque style residence, to house the cartoon museum.Photo Library Constantino Reyes-Valerio, National Photo Library, INAH.
Its interior archery reflects the characteristic construction style of the viceregal period with an architectural program surrounding a central courtyard.Photo Library Constantino Reyes-Valerio, National Photo Library, INAH.
The reality taken to the novel
Before filming the movie, The case took a novel that began with the journalistic work. According to the press, days after the family of their home was evicted, a group of psychiatrists, doctors, reporters and photographers entered the place. The goal was to observe carefully How the family lived. Different media published photographs of the family at the time of being discovered, and therefore, put in protection of police entities. Many so many published the interior of the house with rugged details.
Luis Spota published in 1964 his novel The cat's laugh, where he reflected some spooky situations. To date, It has not been confirmed if he was one of the journalists who managed to enter To know in detail the spaces; But, we know that the 213 pages of his work portrayed the facts with great precision. To it He added images and situations from his imaginationthemselves that lead the reader to situations of tension and drama.
This novel worked for a few years later, in 1972, Arturo Ripstein directed one of the most important films of his career, The Castle of Purity. In it he collaborated with the great Mexican writer José Emilio Pacheco for the realization of the script, which was based largely from Spota's novel.