Mariano Barroso Director Salma Hayek Minerva Actor, Executive Producer Edward James Olmos Trujillo Actor Lumi Cavazos Patria Actor Mía Maestro Mate Actor Pilar Padilla Dede Actor Fernando Becerril Enrique Mirabal Actor Ana Martín Mama Actor Demián Bichir Manolo Actor Raul Mendez Pedrito Actor Anthony Alvarez Palomino Actor Marc Anthony Lio Actor Paulina Treviño Sinita Actor Mariana Sanchez Minerva 13 Years Old Actor Geraldine Bazán Patria 15 Years Old Actor Vanesa Hidalgo Dede 14 Years Old Actor Ilean Almaguer Mate 11 Years Old Actor Ana Layevska Lina Lovaton Actor Vanessa Michele Sor Milagros Actor Andaluz Becerra Russell Dinorah Actor Anilú Pardo Magdalena Actor Raul Adalid Sainz Padre Ignacio Actor Miguel Santana Arellano Young Boy Actor Moisés Suárez Aldana Bureaucrat Actor Lia Chapman Carmen Actor Stephanie Goldberg Patria 10 Years Old Actor Stephany Coria Minerva 8 Years Old Actor Karla Ortiz Dede 9 Years Old Actor Elia Rodriguez Mate 6 Years Old Actor Pedro Altamirano Prison Guard Actor Abel Woolrich Inmate Actor Ellen S. Gordon Producer Helen Buck Bartlett Executive Producer Tony Bill Executive Producer Mike Medavoy Executive Producer Judy Klass Writer David Klass Writer