2001News

Showtime to air story of Mirabal sisters

„In the Time of the Butterflies‰, starring Salma Hayek, is scheduled for release on Showtime cable TV this coming 7 October at 8 pm. The film that tells the Mirabal Sisters tragedy is based on the Julia Alvarez fictionalized version of the event that triggered the toppling of Dictator Trujillo&Mac226;s regime in the DR. For more information on the movie, see http://www.showtimeonline.com/movies/