A baby marked for death becomes Cuba's most beloved doctor—but whose secret is he really carrying?
In Santiago de Cuba in the early 1950s, history begins. A young woman of high society becomes pregnant with a false love, her father orders his black maid (Dolores) to kill the baby (Alberto), but she flees to Havana where Alberto becomes a renowned doctor.
Acting
Gloria Marín's suffering-while-perfect makeup game.
Production
Havana and Santiago de Cuba as lush colonial backdrops.
Director
Zacarías Gómez Urquiza
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is the definitive film version of Cuban playwright Félix B. Caignet's radionovela that dominated Latin American airwaves for decades.
The 1952 production competed with a rival Mexican version released the same year—both countries claimed the 'authentic' adaptation.
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