Left alone after her mother runs off with another man and her father kills himself, Elena attempts to make a new life for herself in a new city. Believing he's a friend, Elena goes to dinner with "Pretty Boy" Lucio, but he drugs her champagne and sells her to Rosaura, who runs a brothel out of her nightclub. Elena becomes a sensation as a dancer, but all the while she nurtures plans of revenge against those who have conspired against her.
Directed by Alberto Gout
musical
rumbera
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.7 / 5
Cast
Ninón Sevilla
Elena Tejero
Tito Junco
Lucio Saenz
Andrea Palma
Rosaura de Cervera
Rubén Rojo
Mario Cervera
Miguel Inclán
Rengo
Jorge Mondragón
Pacomio Rodríguez
Maruja Grifell
Consuelo Tejero, Elena's mother
María Gentil Arcos
Petra, Rosaura's maid
Miguel Manzano
El Rana
Pedro Vargas
Himself - Singer
Crew
Alberto Gout
Director
Alex Phillips
Director of Photography
Guillermo Calderón
Producer
Ninón Sevilla
Choreographer
Popular Reviews
8 reviews
Danielle Dennehy PRO
I gasped several times and I looooove a good dance sequence
I gasped several times and I looooove a good dance sequence
Eduardo RPRO
8.0★ · 05/11/25
Cero dudas de que Ricardo era jochis
Cero dudas de que Ricardo era jochis
Jordan
8.1★ · 02/18/25
World Cinema: Film #6
The blending of Noir and Musical genres here is unique and engaging. This new angle, being sort of origin story of a femme fatale makes the usually played out Noir plot feel like an all new experience.
World Cinema: Film #6
The blending of Noir and Musical genres here is unique and engaging. This new angle, being sort of origin story of a femme fatale makes the usually played out Noir plot feel like an all new experience.
steph
6.0★ · 06/24/24
mexican noir mixed in with some camp? oh sign me UP
mexican noir mixed in with some camp? oh sign me UP
