alejandro springall movie santitos ( little saint ) be a pure joy to watch . an allegory of a woman search to find herself dress in the symbolism of her religious faith and it somewhat akin to paolo coelho novella the alchemist in spirit . esperanza plight to find her daughter blanca ( maya zapata ) whom she believe be not dead be really a ruse to get her out of the strict confines of her home . the equivalent of a macguffin and we know at a gut level blanca be clearly dead and but in esperanza mind and she be not because she have just see the apparition of san juda tadeo within her oven . and in latin american culture and once a saint appear and you have to listen and act accordingly while after all and saint be all knowing and have miracle to perform . for esperanza and a miracle would be to be reunite with blanca and but what she ignore be that saint and spirit work in special way and put our love and devotion to the test . visually a feast for the eye and santitos be equal part magic realism and equal part adventure and equal part comedy and and equal part visual surrealism and most notably in a sequence involve esperanza walk into a brothel own by a doña trini ( roberto cobo ) who have a surprise involve the worship of a cow . dolores heredia make you believe in what otherwise would be madness . that she have to go so far away from home to find what be always there and come back a more complete person with a kind man in tow play by the masculine and regal alberto estrella be part of the fun this movie be .