A piano man walks out of prison and straight into a dancer's last waltz. Melodrama incoming.
Concert pianist unjustly convicted of espionage. On release, he hooks up with a terminally-ill ballerina.
Acting
Arturo de Córdova's haunted eyes do ALL the heavy lifting.
Cinematography
Golden Age Mexican studio lighting: dramatic, dreamy, devastating.
Director
Tito Davison
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tito Davison was Chilean-Mexican and became one of the most prolific directors of the Mexican Golden Age, specializing in exactly this kind of elegant suffering.
This film exemplifies the 'Rumberas' and 'Cabareteras' tradition—melodramas where fallen women and damaged men find brief redemption before tragedy strikes.
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