Trivia / El Crimen del Padre Amaro

• Dawson Casting:
  • Sixteen year old Amelia is played by Ana Claudia Talarcon who was 22 years old when filming.
  • Downplayed with Amaro who is in his early 20's and is played by Gael García Bernal who was 24 when filming.
• Life Imitates Art: Father Benito justifies his acceptance of drug money donations by saying that he's not picky on money that's going to be put to a good use, since it's "bad money" that's turned into "good money" to serve good deeds. 3 years later a Mexican bishop would say pretty much the same thing in an interview, which caused a massive public outrage.