It is the story of a beautiful Tehuana woman who falls in love with a sailor who leaves with the promise of returning, but due to her delay she decides to accept a former suitor as her husband. Finally, when the marriage is about to materialize, the sailor returns creating an emotional conflict in her that is resolved thanks to her fiancé who, by intuiting her true feelings, leaves her free to stay with the sailor
Acting
Lupe Vélez burns through every frame
Costume
Tehuana dresses that deserve their own billing
Direction
De Fuentes crafts longing through silence
Director
Fernando de Fuentes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of the first Mexican films to center Istmo de Tehuantepec culture, using regional dress as visual identity rather than exotic backdrop.
Lupe Vélez was Hollywood's 'Mexican Spitfire' but fought to make films in Mexico; this was her triumphant return before tragedy.
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