A man wakes up with no past, one ring, and a matchbook — Puerto Rico holds the truth.
In a New York hospital, a man is cured of heroin addiction after a grueling three-month treatment. Although no longer an addict, he has complete amnesia: the only clues to his past are an expensive ring he was wearing when admitted, and a book of matches from a Puerto Rican nightclub. He pawns the ring and buys clandestine passage on a boat to Puerto Rico in search of his identity.
Acting
Arturo de Córdova's haunted, hollow-eyed desperation carries every frame.
Cinematography
Shadow-drenched hospital corridors and humid Puerto Rican streets.
Director
Julián Soler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rare Mexican noir shot partially in Puerto Rico, reflecting 1960s transnational Latin American cinema before the term existed.
Arturo de Córdova was 58 playing a man decades younger — the age disconnect adds uncanny layers to the amnesia premise.
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