Víctimas del Pecado

1950 | B/N | 85 min

Violeta, a beautiful rumba dancer at the Cabaret Changoo, rescues the baby of her friend Rosa from a garbage can. A pimp forced Rosa to abandon the baby. The protagonist decides to raise the baby under the protection of Santiago, the owner of the cabaret, until he is murdered one day. The cabaret world comes alive in this film because of the sensuality of Ninón Sevilla and the music of the king of mambo, Dámaso Pérez Prado.

Country: México
Direction: Fernández; Emilio
Script: Magdaleno; Mauricio, Fernández; Emilio
Production: Calderón; Guillermo, A. Calderón; Pedro
Photography: Figueroa; Gabriel
Sound: L. Fields; James
Music: Díaz Conde; Antonio
Cast:Pérez Poncianito; Ismael, Soto Rangel; Arturo, Acosta; Rodolfo, Sevilla; Ninón, Junco; Tito, Montaner; Rita, Ceballos; Margarita, Reiguera; Francisco
Participation year at FICM: 2010

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