Padre Miguel — The Priest Character Profile

About Padre Miguel

Conservative 36-year-old Catholic priest in 1966 Spain who struggles with repressed sexuality after being disturbed by a married woman's confessions. His crisis leads to self-flagellation, a sexual encounter, self-castration, and ultimately the loss of his faith and departure from the priesthood.

Padre Miguel — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Simón Andreu

Appears in

The Priest (1978)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (9)

• Padre Miguel — Social Acquaintance — Vicente (Fabián Conde)

  Known person in the community

• Padre Miguel — Social Acquaintance — Vicenta "Fanny" (África Pratt)

  Known person in the community

• Padre Miguel — Romantic Object Of Desire — Irene (Esperanza Roy)

  Unwanted sexual fantasies about Irene

• Padre Miguel — Professional Superior — Obispo (José Vivó)

  Church hierarchy with authority over Miguel

• Padre Miguel — Professional Colleague — Padre Alberto (Ramón Pons)

  Fellow priests working in the same church

• Padre Miguel — Professional Colleague — Padre Manuel (Ramón Reparaz)

  Fellow priests working in the same church

• Padre Miguel — Professional Colleague — Padre Alfonso (José Franco)

  Fellow priests working in the same church

• Padre Miguel — Professional Colleague — Padre Luis (Emilio Gutiérrez Caba)

  Fellow priests working in the same church

• Padre Miguel — Family Mother — Madre del Padre Miguel (Queta Claver)

  Mother-son relationship

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More characters from The Priest

• Padre Luis (Emilio Gutiérrez Caba)
• Irene (Esperanza Roy)
• Padre Alfonso (José Franco)
• Padre Manuel (Ramón Reparaz)
• Village Priest (Fernando Chinarro)
• Irene's Husband (José Manuel Cervino)
• Loco (Emilio Fornet)
• Bride's Father (Antonio Gamero)
• Madre del Padre Miguel (Queta Claver)
• Padre del Padre Miguel (Raúl Fraire)
• Vicenta "Fanny" (África Pratt)
• Obispo (José Vivó)