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1953 | B/N | 92 min

Germán, a delinquent and gambler nicknamed ?As negro,? has good intentions underneath a life of crime: he wants to help his twin brother Julio study and become a respected doctor. However, when Julio is murdered by ?Antillano?, a dangerous gangster and Germán?s staunch enemy, Germán seeks revenge and looks to take the place of his brother


Country: México
Direction: Méndez; Fernando
Script: Romañ; Roberto, Méndez; Fernando, Obón; Ramón
Production: Del Castill; Antonio
Photography: Martínez Solare; Raúl
Music: Garrido; Vicente, Martínez Gil; Chucho, Guerrero; Sergio
Cast:Alcocer; Víctor, Del Castillo; Enrique, Barba; Meche, Barret; Carolina, Carriere; Alberto, Legorreta; Guadalupe, G. Rivera; Roberto, González Quiñones; Jaime, Múzquiz; Carlos, Badú; Antonio, Cardona; René, S; José
Participation year at FICM: 2006

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