Church of San Francisco Acatepec

The plans for its construction date back to the 16th century, when the Franciscans established itself on the site to found a small convent.[1] In 1560, the Franciscans initiated a church on the same site, although the building of the present church began up to the second half of the 17th century and the 18th century.[2]

The church, along with others that are located in Puebla and were built between the 17th and 18th centuries are characterized by the Talaveran polychromed facades and red brick. The ceramic of the church was handmade between the years 1650 and 1750, in the time when the Pueblan Talavera became part of the main decoration of the Baroque buildings of the region.[3]

In 1946, director Emilio Fernández chose the Church of San Francisco Acatepec as one of the locations for the film Enamorada, starring María Félix and Pedro Armendáriz.[4][5]

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