While Erendira, a beautiful teenage girl, has a surreal mystical vision, her grandmother's house catches on fire and burns to the ground. Her grandmother holds Erendira responsible and, in order to extract restitution from the girl, forces her into prostitution. Erendira's surreal mystical experiences continue while her grandmother grows rich from exploiting her.

• Les Films du Triangle
• Films A2
• Irene Papas
• Claudia Ohana
• Michael Lonsdale
• Oliver Wehe
• Blanca Guerra
• Ernesto Gómez Cruz
• Delia Casanova