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1950 | B/N | 102:00

A family tragedy forces young Elena into prostitution. Nonetheless, destiny allows her to take revenge against those who have destroyed her happiness. This film is a classic in cabaret melodrama. As a team, actress Ninón Sevilla, director Alberto Gout, and screenwriter Álvaro Custodio break with genre conventions by allowing the protagonist to avoid a tragic fate. Instead, she gets her way through moral subversion.


Direction: Gout; Alberto
Script: Sampelayo; Carlos, Custodio; Álvaro
Production: Calderón; Guillermo, A. Calderón; Pedro
Photography: Phillips Jr.; Alex
Sound: Samperio; Galdino, L. Fields; James, Mateos; Javier
Music: Díaz Conde; Antonio
Cast:Sevilla; Ninón, Junco; Tito, Rojo; Rubén, JJorge Mondragón, Maruja Griffel, Manzano; Miguel, Gentil Arcos; María, Inclán; Miguel, Palma; Andrea, Luis López Somoza
Art direction: Fontanals; Manuel
Participation year at FICM: 2018

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A family tragedy forces the young Elena to become a prostitute. Nonetheless, destiny makes it possible for her to take revenge against those who destroyed her happiness. This film is a classic in cabaret melodrama. The team, comprised of actress Ninón Sevilla, director Alberto Gout and screenwriter Álvaro Custodio, makes a break with the conventions of the genre by having the protagonist avoid a tragic destiny. Instead, through moral subversion she gets her own way.

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