How I Escaped My Cult La Luz Del Mundo (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV-14
TV Episode | Documentary

How I Escaped My Cult

La Luz Del Mundo (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV-14

TV Episode | Documentary

As a devoted member of La Luz Del Mundo, Alethea obeys her apostle Samuel Flores, becoming his sex slave. But when other brave women reveal their own horrific abuses, it leads to a dramatic arrest, an intense trial, and a harrowing escape.

Producer

Michelle Lafitte

Cinematographer

Clint Howard II

Editor

Dave Rehm

Production Designer

Savina Monopoli (reenactment unit)

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 21, 2025

Release date

Feb 21, 2025 (United States)

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Alethea Mendoza Self - Former Member, La Luz del Mundo Church Self - Former Member, La Luz del Mundo Church See fewer	How I Escaped My Cult (2025)
Jonati Joey Yedidsion Self - Attorney for Victims Self - Attorney for Victims See fewer	How I Escaped My Cult (2025)
Dylesia Barner Self - Cult Expert (as Dr. Dylesia Barner) Self - Cult Expert (as Dr. Dylesia Barner) See fewer	How I Escaped My Cult (2025)
Catalina Villegas Self - Reporter, The Spectrum Self - Reporter, The Spectrum See fewer	How I Escaped My Cult (2025)
Moses Castillo Self - Ex-LAPD Detective, Sex Crimes Unit Self - Ex-LAPD Detective, Sex Crimes Unit See fewer	How I Escaped My Cult (2025)
Sean O'Neill Self - Co-Counsel for Victims Self - Co-Counsel for Victims See fewer	How I Escaped My Cult (2025)
Naasón Joaquín García Self - Leader, La Luz del Mundo Church (archive footage) Self - Leader, La Luz del Mundo Church (archive footage) See fewer
Samuel Flores Self - Founder, La Luz del Mundo Church (archive footage) Self - Founder, La Luz del Mundo Church (archive footage) See fewer
Tamron Hall Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Tamron Hall (2019)
Effe Christakos Alethea Alethea See fewer	Final Play (2022)