Which sister performed a play for Trujillo?

Mirabal sisters
The story is a fictionalized account for the lives of the Mirabal sisters, Dominican revolutionary activists, who opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo and were assassinated on November 25, 1960. In the film, Salma Hayek played one of the sisters, Minerva, and Edward James Olmos plays Trujillo.

What is the order of the Mirabal sisters?

Characters

• Minerva: The third Mirabal sister, and certainly the most headstrong.
• Dedé: Dede is the second Mirabal sister.
• María Teresa: The youngest of the four Mirabal sisters, she is very materialistic.
• Patria: The oldest of the Mirabal sisters, she is very religious.

Did Minerva dance with Trujillo?

Minerva finally agrees to dance with Manuel de Moya, and she actually enjoys herself. Suddenly he whirls her over to Trujillo and they trade partners. Trujillo offers to bring her to the capital, and she says that she wants to study law at the university.

Who are the Mirabal sisters in the time of the butterflies?

In the epilogue, their brutal deaths are recounted, and Alvarez makes brief mention of the fact that Trujillo is ousted a few years later. Today, the real-life Mirabal sisters are known as “the Butterflies.” In the Time of the Butterflies is the fictional story of four real persons, the Mirabal sisters of the Dominican Republic.

When did the Mirabal sisters movie come out?

In 2001, the book was adapted into a movie of the same name starring Salma Hayek. And on every November 25th — the date of their assassination — the world celebrates the UN-designated International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, in their honor. Including people from other countries.

When was the assassination of the Mirabal sisters?

The story is a fictionalized account for the lives of the Mirabal sisters, Dominican revolutionary activists, who opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo and were assassinated on November 25, 1960.

When did the Mirabal sisters leave the Dominican Republic?

The Mirabal sisters were assasinated in 1960 during the dictatorial regime of Leonidas Trujillo. In the years following, the Mirabal sisters have become hallowed icons for the Dominican Republic.