The simple life and the values of loyalty and solidarity of the poor people in the environment of professional boxing, is the plot of this film, where Pepe el Toro shows the effort and tragedies that are experienced in this profession.
Acting
Pedro Infante's raw, vulnerable physicality.
Direction
Rodríguez's unflinching poverty gaze.
Score
Ranchera ballads that weaponize nostalgia.
Director
Ismael Rodríguez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Rodríguez and Infante's 'trilogy of the poor' that defined 1950s Mexican national cinema identity.
Evita Muñoz was 15 playing younger; her 'Chachita' nickname became permanent after this iconic performance.
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