Acting
Bárbara Gil's Santuza smolders with restrained fury
Cinematography
Black-and-white waves that actually look wet
Production
Authentic Veracruz fishing village atmosphere
Director
Carlos Toussaint
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Mexico's Golden Age cinema boom, when studios cranked out social dramas faster than doctors could cure fictional plagues.
Director Carlos Toussaint started as an art director—explains why even the fish look compositionally perfect.
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